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Engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy 'forever chemicals'

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Engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy 'forever chemicals'

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Chemical engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new treatment that traps and treats PFAS substances—widely known as "forever chemicals"—in a single, integrated system.

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I wonder what the catch (🥁) is, if any.

Is the catalyst made from crushed orphans and chlorine trifluoride?
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  The article says it’s made from farm and forest waste.
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    Oh yeah, but that was noncommittal enough that it just left me wondering. What on earth is “forest waste”? Trees? 😁

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