Colorado Springs Gazette published a story on perfluorinated compounds, featuring Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Chris Higgines, on October 23, 2016. Here are excerpts from the piece: Perfluorinated compounds in the environment could outlast the sun before breaking down in a time frame normally precise scientists like Colorado School of Mines chemist Christopher Higgins can only describe as "geologic." Industry has found plenty of uses for the same sturdy chemical in firefighting foam as well as similarly structured compounds. Most commonly, they've been used to treat ....