UCF to Develop a Mobile Device That Detects “Forever Chemicals” in Water
Toxic contaminants in water known as “forever chemicals” that are detrimental public health will be detected much faster thanks to a portable nanosensor device being developed by Associate Professor Woo Hyoung Lee. Lee received more than $300,000 in funding to develop a handheld electrochemical nanosensor that detects these harmful chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),…