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Arindam Sau, University of Colorado Boulder

Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder

Climate and Environment

Researchers Develop Way to Use Light to Dismantle PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

Arindam Sau, University of Colorado Boulder, Mihai Popescu, Colorado State University, Xin Liu, Colorado State University

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have earned the nickname of forever chemicals from their extraordinary ability to stick around in…