jeffw@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 5 months agoScientists Discover Way to Destroy Harmful “Forever Chemicals” in Water Supplytruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 months agoPFAS last a hell of a long time without our intervention
minus-squareSpitzspot@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·5 months agoOur collective love of Dolly Parton?
minus-squareWaterdoc@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoIt’s “forever” in the environmental sense that they don’t break down naturally (or at least very, very slowly). That said, “forever chemicals” is more of a media buzzword than a term that scientists use.
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PFAS last a hell of a long time without our intervention
Nothing lasts forever.
Our collective love of Dolly Parton?
Nothing.
It’s “forever” in the environmental sense that they don’t break down naturally (or at least very, very slowly). That said, “forever chemicals” is more of a media buzzword than a term that scientists use.
Indefinite chemicals.