jeffw@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 5 months agoScientists Discover Way to Destroy Harmful “Forever Chemicals” in Water Supplytruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
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minus-squareSpitzspot@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoOur collective love of Dolly Parton?
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoPFAS last a hell of a long time without our intervention
minus-squareWaterdoc@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 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.
so not forever?
Nothing lasts forever.
Our collective love of Dolly Parton?
PFAS last a hell of a long time without our intervention
Indefinite chemicals.
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.