Fighting PFAS 'forever chemicals': William Dichtel, Northwestern University chemistry professor, MacArthur 'genius,' takes on 'forever chemicals,' just might win

William Dichtel’s research with colleague Brittany Trang found that heating a combination of a widely used solvent and lye can destroy many types of common cancer-causing PFAS found in Teflon pans and many other products.

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