New material could filter water contaminants that others miss

Chemicals from nonstick manufacturing have been difficult to clean up

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TOXIC FOAM  The foam used to put out aviation fires often contains toxic perfluorooctanoic acid and related molecules. When these chemicals get into the water supply, they linger for years without breaking down. A new material may offer a better way to filter them out.

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A new material can pull a toxic, hard-to-degrade industrial chemical from drinking water more effectively than current methods.