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Destroying forever chemicals, hyperlocal pollution sensing, and an experiment in queer parenthood

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Briefings

This podcast episode covers three distinct scientific topics: the environmental release of PFAS, new methods to analyze urban air pollution, and a biologist's memoir on queer parenthood. Hosts Mark Peplow and Sarah Crespi discuss PFAS destruction technologies, while Julia Vaz interviews Chirag Manchanda about air pollution analysis, and Angela Saini interviews biologist Joe Osmundson about his memoir. The series is part of a six-part investigation into scientific biographies.

Key points

• Thousands of tons of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been released into the environment, prompting discussions on destruction technologies.
• Chirag Manchanda's Science Advances paper presents new methods to analyze the sources of urban air pollution.

Context

Mark Peplow and Sarah Crespi discuss PFAS destruction technologies, while Julia Vaz interviews Chirag Manchanda about air pollution analysis, and Angela Saini interviews biologist Joe Osmundson about his memoir. This is part of a six-part series on scientific biographies.

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