Discovery Leading to Potential Degradation of Select PFAS Chemicals by Professors Men and Liu is Highlighted

Professors Yujie Men, Jinyong Liu, ETOX faculty members, graduate student Bosen Jin and colleagues have discovered two strains of bacteria which are capable of degrading chlorinated forms of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).  PFAS are so resistant to degradation that they are called forever chemicals.  The newly identified bacteria offer hope that a low cost approach can be found to degrade the PFAS class of chemicals. Their work has recently been published in the journal Nature Water.  Their work has resulted in a UCR News article and a brief mention in the Christian Science Monitor.  Our congratulations to Bosen, Yujie, Jinyong for the recognitions of their work.  [The above illustration is from the UCR News article.]