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Data centers turn to PFAS to cut water use
Original: datacenters toujours : pour limiter la consommation hydrique, les infra se tournent vers les PFAS ( https:// fortune.com
Data center operators are increasingly using PFAS-based cooling fluids to reduce the enormous water consumption of their facilities, a report by Fortune says. The shift addresses water scarcity concerns around AI-driven computing growth, but raises alarm because PFAS are 'forever chemicals' that persist in the environment and pose health risks. Critics note the industry may be trading one environmental problem for another, amid related projects like Google testing data centers in space.
Why now: Concerns that solving data centers' water footprint with PFAS creates a new pollution problem amid rapid AI expansion
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