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Dismantling the PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Legacy [Sponsored]

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Scientific American

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4.2639 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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More sustainable ways of removing persistent chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the environment are on the horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Understanding the human body is a team effort. That's where the Yachtel group comes in.

0:05.8

Researchers at Yachtolt have been delving into the secrets of probiotics for 90 years.

0:11.0

Yachtold also partners with nature portfolio to advance gut microbiome science through the global grants for gut health, an investigator-led research program.

0:20.1

To learn more about Yachtolt, visit yawcp.co.j.j.com.j. That's y-A-K-U-L-T-C-O.J-P.

0:28.4

When it comes to a guide for your gut, count on Yacolt.

0:34.4

They're in your shampoo, your carpet, your nonstick pan, and your fast food wrapper.

0:39.3

They've also been found at the top of Mount Everest.

0:42.3

This group of manufactured chemicals called P-FOS are pretty much everywhere you look,

0:47.3

and high exposures to them might increase the risk of everything from some cancers to infertility.

0:52.3

What do we do about these so-called forever chemicals?

0:56.4

Scientific American Custom Media recently set down with David Treva,

1:00.4

the president and chief executive officer of Revive Environmental,

1:04.1

to learn more about the problem and some possible solutions.

1:08.2

David Treva fell in love with chemistry when he was a junior in high school.

1:12.5

I was fortunate to have Mrs. Travers is my chemistry teacher.

1:16.0

He says Mrs. Travers got him hooked on combining substances to create new ones and solve problems.

1:22.4

And she actually worked for the EPA. Funny enough.

1:25.0

So as a chemist, he actually has a deep respect for the chemicals that include the coating

1:30.3

we use for nonstick pants.

1:32.2

I honestly think Teflon as a story is really cool.

1:37.0

It was happened to bond by accident.

1:39.5

It's completely effective.

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