Meet Aadit Krishna, the 15-year-old North Carolina student who built a floating device to remove 'forever chemicals' from water

Meet Aadit Krishna, the 15-year-old North Carolina student who built a floating device to remove 'forever chemicals' from water

A determined teenager from Union County has innovated a solar-powered floating water purification device called HelioPure. This system targets PFAS chemicals in surface water, utilizing various treatment stages. Recent field trials in North Carolina reported a remarkable 84.8% average removal rate for PFAS contaminants, alongside noticeable reductions in turbidity and dissolved solids. This empowering technology presents an affordable, decentral…