Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a filtration system that would permanently remove “forever chemicals” from drinking water. This news comes after a recent study revealed nearly 200 million Americans have been exposed to PFAS in their tap water. Dr. Madjid Mohseni, a professor at British Columbia, shares his research.
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Hint: Water Distiller removes everything. Get your vitamins & minerals from foods & supplements 👊
It would drop the cancer rate sharply
The only real solution is to stop producing these PFAS. Chemical industries should be fined and criminally charged.
Just when they are derailing trains everywhere this sounds like bullsht
Let’s hope the filtration system itself doesn’t also cause harm….you never know until years later.
The birth of the $8 bottle of 'chem-free' water. Yay.
Yay
Science creates problems.
Science creates solutions.
Mmmmm Methane infused flammable Fracking water.. Yummy… pour me up…
I never drink tap water ew
Enough floride and they can make you think whatever they want .
Now how do we get it out of our soil and the rest of nature?
How do these extremely stable chemicals react and cause problems in the human body?
I live in WI and Lake Michigan is so full of these things that there are warnings that eating one fish caught in there is the equivalent of drinking contaminated water for over a month. This is insane.
To bad the interviewer has so little knowledge about this matter that he didn’t ask the critical question as how it’s done and compared to existing methods such as distillation or membranes. If it’s pointless if the cost to remove chemicals from water is too expensive. Next time, ask ChatGPT what questions to ask please.
In the process of breaking down these chemical compounds what toxins (if any) are produced?
What we also need, even more, is a filtration system for BS "science" that claims this or that chemical does terrible things when they really don't.
And distillation works great. Something that nuclear energy would power cheaply.
Commonsense is dont develope and use chemicals we can't keep out of our enviroment. I think it's irresponsible not to know if something will hurt life on earth.
and watch how the government find him just like they did that black Security guard at the buffalo grocery store shooting and he made a car that runs off water and try to delete him… the gov dont want us to be safe…
Rich people will get clean water, yay.
Let's hope these guys don't die mysteriously in the next few months
Thank God! No more fluoride!
I'm pretty sure that ceramic is the way to go. Nothing fluorinated in that.
It's still in the food and other products.
Well thats good.
And they be like 10$ for a 16oz bottle
Can we not sue the producer of those chemicals as a class action since so many are exposed
Oh God knows I am praying this is true and works and isn’t a scam. We have put PFAS in so many things and it’s just contaminated everything…
To bad it'll be illegal in the US 🤗.
Cuando supieron que habia uranio lo hicieron jaja
So forever chemicals will now be never chemicals…
The only side effect, forever and ever chemicals
The other thing is nanographene & hydrogel & pharmacuticals in water but uts a good idea
ahahahahahaha — you can bet yo Ss – the governments will keep this wrapped up in red tape for decades – only the elite rich will benefit from it – American politicians may even refuse the results of its ability – Unless one figures out how to get under the table money for doing so — ahahahahahaha – lead is said to be found in all the water systems of america – and they have Not done anything about it even now – and have Suppressed the information on it even – thats the reason that bottle water was introduced in the First place – Now its worth Billions — PROCESS that one ——- Canada is trying to do a Good thing — it will be Spit upon — for Money's sake – I need one that is "affordable" for my house system — and that's NOT gonna happen —
NOTHING ON FLORIDE that is a waste chemical and was used in the concentration camps to make the Jews more manageable, so why add it to water supply in the US. Oh its good for your teeth, but it calcifies the pinel gland or third eye, the spirit eye
Does flint Michigan have them yet. I bet no
IT IS IN THE RAIN, THE FOOD CHAIN, AND THE SOIL! THE FRONT FELL OFF, OF YOUR COMMON SENSE. Oh neat, what a great addition to self regulation. Unfortunately, Big Chem has an excuse to ignore us now. I ONLY WATCHED THIS VIDEO TO CHECK FOR C8, NONE MENTIONED. HIGH PROBABILITY OF CONTAMINATES. THE PROGENY OF THE DOW FACTORY VICTIMS UNDERSTAND
STOP MANUFACTURING IT
So now they’re almost forever chemicals
Clean water ought to be the the law of the land.
Here's hoping it doesn't simply remain solely for the rich.
Everyone is starting to realize that our health has never been priority.
I am aware of at least two water treatment plants that have used that type of PFAS removing systems for years due to a local pollution caused by fire fighting repellents in Scandinavia. These are even smaller local plants not critical plants serving many millions of people. It are not that complicated. I remember seeing it on tv some years ago, just tanks filled with tiny pellets that make the PFAS stick to them. The pellets have to be changed every 2 to 4 years and they can be disposed in high temperature incinerators without emitting airborne PFAS emissions. NOT new technology as claimed above. But tried and tested technology that have been in use for a while for those that have the need and willingness to invest in them.
These systems have been in use for years, so are this a marketing stunt for a company selling these systems?
Great now can we get the Flouride out of our water, the excuse its for dental is baloney.
The companies that invented and used these forever chemicals are in control of the government. They will never pay for their misdeeds..
No follow up questions? Pretty crappy interviewing. And then the guest is just dismissed. What a jerk.
Maybe they should get it to the people that have been poisoned in Ohio.