An electric fix for removing long-lasting chemicals in groundwater
by Jens Blotevogel | April 11, 2017 10:37 AM
Endnotes:
- Jens Blotevogel: https://theconversation.com/profiles/jens-blotevogel-314071
- The Conversation,: http://theconversation.com/
- entire list of contributing faculty and their articles here: https://theconversation.com/institutions/colorado-state-university-1267
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/basic-information-about-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfass#tab-1
- food packaging: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/health/fast-food-packaging-chemicals-pfas-study/
- nonstick frying pans: https://theconversation.com/is-your-health-at-risk-from-fish-and-frying-pans-5000
- public water systems: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/us/tainted-water-near-colorado-bases-hints-at-wider-safety-concerns.html?_r=0
- found in the blood serum: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es1043613
- health issues: https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/drinking-water-health-advisories-pfoa-and-pfos
- filtering them out: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2006.370
- turns PFASs into carbon dioxide and fluoride: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.11.115
- past research at a former munitions storage site in Pueblo, Colorado: https://www.serdp-estcp.org/Program-Areas/Environmental-Restoration/Contaminated-Groundwater/ER-200519
- electrolytic barrier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permeable_reactive_barrier
- Dr. Shaily Mahendra: http://www.cee.ucla.edu/profile-mahendra/
- transforming some PFAS species: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es4057483
- persistent organic pollutant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_organic_pollutant
- disinfection by-products: https://www.cdc.gov/safewater/chlorination-byproducts.html
- undesirable and potentially harmful compounds: https://theconversation.com/can-drinking-water-be-delivered-without-disinfectants-like-chlorine-and-still-be-safe-55476
- around the world: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es052580b
- with smaller ones: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b03367
- The Conversation: http://theconversation.com
- original article: http://theconversation.com/an-electric-fix-for-removing-long-lasting-chemicals-in-groundwater-69610
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