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Bacteria that can eat forever chemicals

by ChrisP Jul 15, 2025 3 Comments 3 Links

#bacteria, #foreverchemicals, #health, #pfas, #pollution, #science,

Forever chemicals persist in the environment and human bodies, where they can cause a range of health issues. But what if you could use bacteria to degrade them?

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Miss Entropic on July 15, 2025 at 2:36 pm
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Idea: Bacteria that can eat forever chemicals
Link: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022...
These scientists have discovered a simple process for breaking down the toxic chemicals!
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/08/forever-chemicals-destroyed-by-simple-new-method/

‘Forever chemicals’ destroyed by simple new method
Link: https://news.northwestern.edu/st

Process beheads PFAS, causing it to fall apart into benign end products

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MeterMan on July 15, 2025 at 1:00 pm
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Idea: Bacteria that can eat forever chemicals
Link: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/448094...
They can also be destroyed using nanoparticles.

Destroying forever chemicals with nanostructured materials
Link: https://cordis.europa.eu/article

Using nanotechnology, researchers have developed an innovative new material that could help give so-called forever chemicals the coup de...

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Tomwright on July 15, 2025 at 11:25 am
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Idea: Bacteria that can eat forever chemicals
Link: https://newatlas.com/environment/bacteria-...
Done! Scientists have discovered a strain of bacteria that feeds on forever chemicals.

Bacteria make a meal of toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals'
Link: https://newatlas.com/environment

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are increasingly showing up in the environment, our food and drinking water, and throughout our bodies. But we might have a new weapon: scientists have identified a bacterium that can eat these chemicals, as well as their byproducts.

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