The latest progress reported in the
quest for a toxic waste-free environment comes from researchers at the
California Institute of Technology
in Pasadena, US (Alternatives
Journal. Vo122. No 1).
Chemist Michael Hoffman and
his colleagues have used high frequency ultrasound waves to break
down samples of several toxic chemicals. Tiny bubbles form when
ultrasound is directed at liquids and
collapse just as rapidly. With internal temperatures rising to 5.500C,
the complex toxic molecules break
down into non hazardous components.
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