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Pumping high-strength lye heated to 40-120C into the environment (soil and water supply) in large enough quantities to neutralize PFOA over large areas is right up there with alt.pave.the.earth in terms of practicality and environmentalism.

some serious HackerNews brain right there, just needs an app and I can get my bingo.

There aren't many chemicals that won't be destroyed in those conditions, the lye will just rip hydrogen off most molecules, but, it'll also do it to, you know, pretty much everything else too. You ever see a chemical burn before? Literally this, but imagine a solution of the lye that's hot to make it even more reactive...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvtUrjfnSnA




Why are you assuming I'm promoting insanity?

Remove the contaminated material from nature first then return it. Cleaned.

I'm not saying we should dump more chemicals because of chemicals. This is a depressingly stupid conversation.




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