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Research Briefs: University of California-Riverside

Superfund Research Program

Synergistic Material-Microbe Interface towards Faster, Deeper, and Air-tolerant Reductive Dehalogenation

Project Leaders: Yujie Men, Chong Liu (University of California-Los Angeles)
Grant Number: R01ES032668
Funding Period: 2021-2025
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  • 332 - Improving How Microbes Break Down PFAS -- Men
    Release Date: 08/03/2022

    NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) grantees demonstrated a method to break down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into smaller, non-toxic molecules. Led by Yujie Men, Ph.D., of the University of California, Riverside, the team also showed that some types of PFAS can be more easily degraded than others.

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