Bacteria attached to charcoal could help keep an infamous ‘forever chemical’ out of waterways
- Written by David Ramotowski, Ph.D. Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
Biochar, which can be made from corn, is a versatile material. Tom Fisk/pexels.com, CC BYPolychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, a class of fire-resistant industrial chemicals, were widely used in electrical transformers, oils, paints and even building materials throughout the 20th century. However, once scientists learned PCBs were accumulating in...