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Post by EWEWQE on Oct 21, 2023 6:27:50 GMT
Chemists and environmentalists at the University of California, Riverside recently published a new method to chemically break down common hazardous substances. Previously, it was considered impossible to eradicate them. What is (fluorosurfactant) is a group of about kinds of compounds. They are characterized by fluorinated carbon atoms with very strong chemical bonds that can persist indefinitely in the environment. Because of this, they have the second name eternal chemicals. These compounds have been used in thousands of consumer products since the '90s for their ability to resist heat. Water and oils. For example, their ubiquity in: bags and baking paper; accumulate moible number data in the environment, so they can also enter the human body through dairy products and animal meat exposed to chemicals. that scientists found them in the blood of nearly everyone they tested. Because of these health effects, US states and the federal government are introducing new treatment standards for drinking water and groundwater at treatment sites. In California, for example, the state Water Resources Control Board issued an executive order in 2010 requiring drinking water suppliers to test for If the results exceed established standards, then the producer must notify accordingly and the source of contamination should be eliminated. Because of these health effects, states and the federal government in the United States are introducing new treatment standards for drinking water and groundwater at treatment sites.
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