The Colorado Springs Gazette published a story on perfluorinated chemicals, which mentions the research of Colorado School of Mines professors Timm Strathmann, Chris Bellona, and Chris Higgins, all from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Here is an excerpt: The Air Force is in the process of installing $4.3 million worth of filters to scrub the chemical from the aquifer's water with charcoal. The service has also paid nearly $900,000 for a Colorado School of Mines study into more efficient ways to remove the chemical from drinking water. "The Air Force is still determining ....