PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” don’t behave the same way in every crop, according to new research from 91¸ŁŔű. Graduate student Alex Scearce, Mitchell Center faculty fellow Rachel Schattman, and their colleagues grew lettuce, tomatoes, and tall fescue in PFAS-contaminated soil and measured how much of the chemicals each plant absorbed — and where they
read more Research by Scearce and Schattman highlights how PFAS uptake differs among crops