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Nuclear physics technique helps companies detect dangerous compound
Hope College students David Lunderberg and Evelyn Ritter adjust the target wheel and detectors near a beam outlet. They are just two of the many undergraduates who have been part of researcher Graham Peaslee's work that detects dangerous chemical compounds in everything from clothing to carpeting using nuclear physics.
Credit: Graham Peaslee, Chemistry Department, Hope College
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Perfluorinated chemicals were once used in everything from clothing to carpeting to make them stain-resistant and nonstick. U.S. manufacturers are no longer adding it to their products, but what about the raw materials they use to create those goods? Peaslee's detection method addresses that issue.
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