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Researchers discover that wetland plants can filter PFAS pollutants

Published On 30 Mar 2022 09:59 AM


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A common wetland plant native to Australia has been discovered by researchers to be capable of removing hazardous "forever compounds" from the surrounding environment.

A team of Chinese and Australian researchers discovered that Juncus sarophorus, a wetland plant also known as the broom rush, could withstand and collect PFOS, PFOA, and PFHxS, three of the most extensively researched PFAS chemicals, in a 190-day greenhouse e....


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