Wetland plant-fungus combo cleans up ‘forever chemicals’ in a pilot study (IMAGE)

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Wetland plant-fungus combo cleans up ‘forever chemicals’ in a pilot study

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In lab experiments, the yellow flag iris and a root fungus worked together as a natural strategy to remove forever chemicals from water.

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Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c06131

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