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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
Bacteria attached to charcoal could help keep an infamous ‘forever chemical’ out of waterwaysBiochar, which can be made from corn, is a versatile material. Tom Fisk/pexels.com, CC BY

Polychlorinated 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...

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