beSpacificNew #foreverchemical #cleanup #strategy discovered. Pollution caused by #fire #suppressant foams at #military air bases and commercial# airports. The method is detailed in the journal Nature Water. It involves treating heavily #contaminated #water with ultra-violet (#UV) light, #sulfite, and a process called #electrochemical #oxidation, explained UCR associate professor Jinyong Liu https://phys.org/news/2024-05-chemical-cleanup-strategy.html #wter #contamination #pollution #publichealth #cleanwater
New 'forever chemical' cleanup strategy discovered
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cracks down on insidious "forever chemical" pollution in the environment, military and commercial aviation officials are seeking ways to clean up such pollution from decades of use of fire suppressant foams at military air bases and commercial airports.