Bacteria Eat Forever Chemicals
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Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals -- and even some of their toxic byproducts
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Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals -- and even some of their toxic byproducts.
Labrys portucalensis F11 ( F11 ) metabolized over 90% of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid ( PFOS ) after 100 days .
Some bacteria that live in contaminated soil have mutated to break down organic contaminants like PFAS so they can use their carbon as an energy source.
F11 took 100 days to biodegrade a significant portion of the supplied PFAS .
There were no other carbon sources available for consumption.
The team plans to research how to encourage F11 to consume PFAS faster.
Eventually, F11 could be deployed in PFAS-contaminated water and soil.