GoKawiilResearchers advance methods to trap and destroy PFAS chemicals in water
Scientists are developing techniques to remove PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' from water supplies, including reverse osmosis filters, foam fractionation, and metal nanolayers that capture the compounds. University of Georgia professor Jack Huang is testing electrochemical degradation, which uses electrodes to break PFAS bonds and destroyed over 90% of PFAS mass in trials; the method has been licensed by engineering firm AECOM. Meanwhile, states like Minnesota, Maine and New Mexico have banned PFAS in products such as cookware and dental floss.