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Researchers Are Slowly Finding Ways to Stem the Tide of PFAS Contamination

by sohkamyung on 5/30/25, 12:52 PM with 2 comments

• by mitchbob on 6/1/25, 8:44 PM

  How about we stop making PFAS and destroy those we've already made? We know they're a threat to the health of the planet comparable to DDT and CFCs, and we had the collective wisdom to stop making those. And while we're at it, hold corporations that cover up the dangers of their products accountable. For background on how we got where we are with PFAS, see this account:

  How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/27/3m-forever-che...

  https://archive.ph/2025.01.07-211843/https://www.newyorker.c...