PFAS are something that people in Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia have grown used to hearing about in the news. PFAS were to blame for the water crisis in Summerville that shut down the city’s water treatment plant after the level of the chemicals were found to be higher than allowed in the city’s drinking water supply from Raccoon Creek. Now, researchers from the University of Georgia are making progress into research that would provide advanced technologies to remove PFAS substance from water, wastewater and bio-solids. The team was awarded nearly $1.6 million through a congressionally mandated grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to mitigate PFAS, which take a long time to break down and can build up in people, animals, water and soil over time. PFAS are commonly found in paper food packaging, stain-resistant and waterproof clothing and furniture, fire-repellents, and nonstick cookware.
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