3M offers $10.3B settlement over PFAS contamination in water systems – now, how do you destroy a 'forever chemical'?
- Written by A. Daniel Jones, Professor of Biochemistry, Michigan State University

PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first. As Teflon, they made pots easier to clean starting in the 1940s. They made jackets waterproof and carpets stain-resistant. Food wrappers, firefighting foam, even makeup seemed better with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...