UA studying ways to safeguard water quality

TUCSON – A University of Arizona professor is looking for a new way to get potentially dangerous chemicals out of the water supply.
Chemical Engineering Professor Reyes Sierra-Alvarez says the Department of Defense is funding a $1.2 million project to clean up per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often called PFAS.
“Experts believe they may be capable of causing cancer. They may cause immune diseases, could affect small children in developing fetuses,”said Sierra-Alvarez.