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You've been exposed to PFAS. Mines researchers are working to destroy it

October 28, 2025

Chris Higgins, a Colorado School of Mines Civil and Environmental Engineering researcher, stands at a PFAS water treatment testing site, leaning on equipment tanks with mobile treatment units in the background.

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By Tim Meyer

PFAS, known as "forever chemicals," show up in drinking water across the country. They don't break down easily and have been linked to serious health concerns.

Guggenheim

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