Finally! Some science I can support!
Scientists discover bacteria that can break down “forever” chemicals
Researchers have recently discovered two naturally-occurring bacteria capable of breaking down chlorinated “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS.
Scientists specializing in chemical and environmental engineering at the University of California, Riverside have discovered two types of bacteria in the soil capable of breaking down a class of stubborn “forever chemicals,” giving hope for low-cost biological cleanup of industrial pollutants.
Assistant Professor Yujie Men and her team at the Bourns College of Engineering have found that these bacteria are able to eradicate a specific subgroup of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, particularly those that contain one or more chlorine atoms within their chemical structure. Their findings were published in the scientific journal, Nature Water.
Unhealthful forever chemicals persist in the environment for decades or much longer because of their unusually strong carbon-to-fluorine bonds. Remarkably, the UCR team found that the bacteria cleave the pollutant’s chlorine-carbon bonds, which starts a chain of reactions that destroy the forever chemical structures, rendering them harmless.
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A naturally occurring bacteria that can break down pollutants sounds like good science to me.
Honoring the late, great Randy Meisner..
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wUDRIC5RSX4&feature=sharea
Certainly not in succession.
I’m trying to piece together some part-time gigs.
I don’t think I am physically able to pull 8-9 hour days anymore.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein has relinquished power of attorney to her daughter — even as she continues to serve in Congress at the age of 90, according to a report. The Democratic senator — who is the oldest member of Congress — has faced calls to resign after health complications kept her away from the Capitol for months earlier this… Read more »
I haven’t decided yet. Still exploring options. Awaiting other offers. It’s a fluid situation.
Just got off the phone with my friend from Raccoon Bend.
They had a bad fire over there today. Lost at least two homes. Fire crews from Bellville, Sealy, Cat Spring, Hempstead, Brenham, Waller, etc.
Shannon: Did you get hired?
Last Thursday I spent the day traveling along a crooked line from Round Top to La Grange to Fayetteville to Columbus.
Not a single blade of green grass or weed.
Pretty scary.
Spouse is outside watering the patio plants. Sprinklers come on overnight in the yards. Given that the house sits on almost an acre including the yards, and the sprinkler system covers most of that space it is easy to keep it watered enough that it should not catch fire should a fire break out in the neighborhood and get into… Read more »
Salt cure and pre-season beef hind leg quarter in a meat locker sounds interesting.
The salt cure was something like 3 months. One would think that after that much time of the salt sucking the moisture out that it would be time to smoke. Letting it fester/ferment for another 6 months at high temperatures seems like a recipe for disaster.
Every time I see Uncured Bacon in the meat case I get the willies.
17 Bones I’m quite certain that the old salt curing process could be used on a leg of lamb. But there wouldn’t be much meat left after the process. Did you notice those big old hog legs had shrunk by more than 50% when they started rinsing off the salt? The whole thing looks suspiciously like Virginia Ham – which… Read more »
#18 TP: I saw an interview linked on Ace (and I can’t remember if or where the link was in the comments) and in that news interview the lady said that the perp’s father pulled a similar stunt at that school when he was a kid and the kid watched his father get shot dead by the cops. The current… Read more »
15 Bonecrusher The explanation is in plain sight. It doesn’t fit the narrative in several ways. – The shooter was a former student, a Jewish attendee at the yeshiva. – He attacked and apparently tried to kill his fellow Jews. – He was a Jew who actually owned a gun, borrowed a gun or stole a gun and ammunition. This… Read more »
I wonder if one could do this with a fat lamb instead of a pig? I guess you could call it a lamb ham instead of a pig ham?
I spent some time in the bakery at my Kroger, but did not see a cake that appealed to me. Got a large cherry pie that I think will be a big hit at the BBQ next door. I’m still trying to recover from the lethal heat I experienced in the parking lot.
How did I miss this?
HEADLINE:
‘Potential mass shooting’ thwarted at Memphis Hebrew school
I would like to know what has happened and what information has transpired since the event.
#12 TP: Perhaps this could cause Oberlin College to go bankrupt (he speculates with glee); the Gibsons could buy at a bargain and change the name to Gibson College for the antiwoke. . . .
Ha! Great news!
It’s not everyday you get some laugh-out-loud good news. Quick story roundup: Oberlin College is an old, liberal arts lefty, quaint school in Ohio. Gibson’s Bakery is a big, old retail institution in town run by four generations of Gibson’s and a tradition for Oberlin students. Six years ago, some black students stole some wine and were confronted in front… Read more »
Good Afternoon Hamsters, The heat continues this week, and I think sort of hibernating in the house is best for me. Spouse keeps checking my blood pressure and reporting to the cardiologist’s nurse as ordered. Tomorrow morning’s reading will probably indicate I need to go to the office for further checking. All this began about the time the heat soared… Read more »
#8 – MH42, can’t speak for “everyone else” but we’ve been to Sam’s Club and got more sausages, beef steak-lettes (thin enough to freeze dry – I think they’d be labeled breakfast steaks but I’m sitting on the sofa with my feet up and can’t see from here LOL… along with a big bag of their meatballs and froze fruit… Read more »
Did dave give everyone a heat stroke today?
I decided what I needed most was a nice rest before I did anything active… so I took a 3 hour nap. Now I’m getting ready to go look for a nice cake for tonight.
Where has everyone else been ????????????
re OP:
I recall reading about similar bacteria/microbes that could be used to clean up oil spills. My only concern is what could happen if these things end up where they shouldn’t, eat other similar, but useful materials, and/or mutate to eat other less-similar materials.
Okay, I did my part. I just ran my car through the car wash.
My 80-y.o. neighbor is having a barbecue next door for supper tonight. I’m not sure who all will be there, but I volunteered to go find a dessert. I need to go to Kroger anyway, but I really should put together a list before I go.
Mharper – hope your leg issue is more temporary than the last time. Take care of yourself.
Morning, gang! I woke up with a hurty left leg this morning. No clue what caused that, but it kept me lying down for an extra hour, with poor starving cats trying their best to convince me they needed breakfast ASAP. Even Billy Cat was a bit anxious, waiting at the back door and not having to be called to… Read more »
Texpat – if you’re out there today, this came up in my email today: Spike Protein Induced Cardiotoxicity: A Potential Tsunami of Cardiac Issues Over the Next 20+ Years Building on my previous work and the work of others, readers will recall how I have compared the damage the Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 causes to that of radiation. The exact… Read more »
More from C&C comments: I think communism and fascism are symptoms of man playing God. So. True. *** Congress loves war. No matter what side, they get to stand in the echoing halls of MY congress on cable news at night with hardworking ?? Congresscritters scurrying in the background or their stonefaced flunkies messaging solidarity beside them. All wearing flag… Read more »
From the C&C comments, good thoughts to keep in mind as the swirling around the toilet drain gets more intense: Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of… Read more »
On to climate change wealth redistribution and authoritarian efforts: A scientist has come out and said that the world won’t end, even with a 1.5 degree increase in temperatures. Which the Hunga Tonga volcano should do, all on its own. How about that? In fairness, Skea did ominously warn that the world will be more “dangerous” after warming. But still.… Read more »
More from C&C: Why are they trying to protect U.S. military strategy? The experts cited by corporate media are understating the case. What they call “no decisive military outcome,” other un-cited experts are calling “humiliating failure.” Some analysts have noticed the evolution of the new narrative and the shrinking predictions of victory, and are now making some pretty dire predictions.… Read more »
Good morning fellow couch dwellers.
Well, time to liven things up. SUCCEEDING BACKWARDS ☙ Monday, August 7, 2023 ☙ C&C NEWS Roundup: Good morning, C&C, and Happy Monday! Let’s get the week started with your morning roundup: Biden’s Russia sanctions really working well as Russia’s economy moves up into the top five in the world; more Proxy War narrative shifting continues to show trouble for… Read more »
SD, Tractor Supply carries Bad Boys. He did get the ZT Elite 60” yesterday at the Magnolia Tractor Supply. Elite is the lower end model with a little smaller tires but still has the front suspension. By the time he jostled trailer issues he got it late but was able to cut his 2.5 acres in an hour and a… Read more »
Dang I didn’t check in this morning and now I have to get out and get started on the mowing so as usual I’ll miss out. GJT +/- $5K for a Bad Boy sounds real good. I paid $3,300 for my Hustler in 2019 and you can easily spend more, much more, for a higher end job like the Bad… Read more »
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