North Carolina faces a severe challenge with contaminated drinking water due to forever chemicals, specifically PFAS, linked to manufacturers like DuPont and Chemours. The Cape Fear River area is particularly affected, posing health risks including cancer and fertility issues. Researcher Jordan Poler has been inspired by the local water crisis to invent an innovative filtration system that could truly eliminate these harmful substances from water, contrasting with current filter systems which merely capture and often release them back into the environment.
A researcher from North Carolina is developing a groundbreaking filtration system to permanently eliminate forever chemicals from water, addressing a serious environmental and health crisis.
There's something scary in the water at Cape Fear, as forever chemicals from DuPont and Chemours have contaminated local groundwater, creating a public health threat.
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