“If bacteria survive in a harsh, polluted environment, it’s probably because they have adapted to use surrounding chemical ...

Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere—And a New Study Has Linked ...

A University at Buffalo study reveals that a strain isolated from contaminated soil can break down the strong carbon-fluorine ...

Researchers have identified a bacteria strain capable of breaking down and transforming some of the most stubborn forever ...

CU Boulder chemist Niels Damrauer and his research colleagues use visible light to break environmentally persistent carbon-fluorine bonds in PFAS The strength of the bond between carbon and fluorine ...

With the discovery of bacteria with a predilection for PFOS, scientists hope that they can use F11 in remediation for this type of PFAS. “The bond between carbon and fluorine atoms in PFAS is very ...

"The bond between carbon and fluorine atoms in PFAS is very strong, so most microbes cannot use it as an energy source. The F11 bacterial strain developed the ability to chop away the fluorine and ...

Bonus carbon fact: The carbon-fluorine (C-F) bond is the most stable chemical bond known to exist. Credit: ExtremeTech Carbon normally has six protons and six neutrons in its nucleus, giving it an ...

The carbon-fluorine bond found in PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) compounds is particularly challenging to break apart. That durability has led to widespread use of these ...

"The bond between carbon and fluorine atoms in PFAS is very strong, so most microbes cannot use it as an energy source. The F11 bacterial strain developed the ability to chop away the fluorine and ...

And with good reason: They're mainly made up of carbon and fluorine atoms, whose chemical bond is virtually indestructible. As Marie-Pierre Krafft, a physical chemist and French National Center ...