Breakthrough Water Filter Removes 98% of Toxic PFAs Forever Chemicals
April 08, 2026 | Source: Science Daily | by Flinders University
Contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has spread into groundwater, surface water, and even drinking supplies, affecting millions of people around the world.
Researchers at Flinders University have now developed a promising new approach that could help remove some of the hardest-to-capture forms of these long-lasting pollutants from water.
New Method Targets Hard-to-Remove PFAS
The team, led by Flinders ARC Research Fellow Dr. Witold Bloch, created specialized materials known as adsorbents that can effectively capture PFAS. Their method is particularly successful at trapping short-chain PFAS, which are notoriously difficult to remove with current water treatment technologies.
Their findings, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, highlight the use of a nano-sized molecular cage designed to act as a highly selective ‘PFAS trap’.