Lithium ion batteries a growing source of PFAS pollution, study finds
By Texas Tech University | Phys.org | July 8, 2024
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"Texas Tech University's Jennifer Guelfo was part of a research team that found the use of a novel sub-class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in lithium ion batteries is a growing source of pollution in air and water.
The findings were published in a study in Nature Communications today.
Testing by the research team further found these PFAS, called bis-perfluoroalkyl sulfonimides (bis-FASIs), demonstrate environmental persistence and ecotoxicity comparable to older notorious compounds like perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)."
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