PFAS have earned the name "forever chemicals" with good reason—the man-made compounds, which can take thousands of years to degrade and are found in everything from grease-resistant food packaging to water-repellent clothing, have made their way into nearly half the U.S. tap water supply.

New Jersey Institute of Technology chemists have demonstrated a new lab-based method to detect traces of PFAS from food packaging material, water and soil samples in just three minutes or less.

  • JustCopyingOthers
    9·
    10 months ago

    Under 3 minutes? What’s the rush, these are forever chemicals, they’ve got all the time in the world.

    • remotelove@lemmy.ca
      1·
      9 months ago

      They may last forever, but they are skittish little things. You gotta move fast after you turn the lights on 'cause they scatter like cockroaches.