{"id":31853,"date":"2026-11-13T15:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T21:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=31853"},"modified":"2026-11-13T15:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T21:24:44","slug":"ma-teams-with-argonne-to-develop-new-approach-to-removing-pfas-from-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ma-teams-with-argonne-to-develop-new-approach-to-removing-pfas-from-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Ma teams with Argonne to develop new approach to removing PFAS from water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PFAS have earned the nickname \u201cforever chemicals\u201d because they persist in the environment and can be difficult to remove from water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, a UWM researcher is teaming up with Argonne National Laboratory to develop a technology designed to capture these contaminants more selectively and efficiently. 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