How to take ‘forever’ out of forever chemicals

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How to take ‘forever’ out of forever chemicals
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With plasma.

Saved you a click. The article is still good, though.

So, burning it?

Weren't there some plastic eating bacteria too?.

It seems like they are still researching the actual effect but it's sounds more that it's breaking the chemical bonds apart by using electrical energy on concentrated areas of the chemical. My hypothesis is that it's like how electrolysis breaks the bonds between hydrogen and oxygen in water.