A simple way to get microplastics out of your water

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/02/28/microplastics-drinking-water/

by gardenfelder • 2 years ago

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BadHumans• 2 years ago

What they found was dramatic — especially in “hard” water, or water with large concentrations of minerals like calcium and magnesium. At high enough temperatures, calcium carbonate (which is commonly found in tap water) will become solid, effectively encapsulating or “encrusting” the plastic particles, and making them easy to remove through a simple filter, such as a coffee filter.

Boil it then filter it. There I saved you a click.

cassianoleal• 2 years ago

Yes. What they uncovered seems to be the fact that after boiling, even a 1-layer, relatively coarse filter (like a coffee filter) will get rid of them.

I'd like to understand if there's an advantage to boiling if I already use a filtered water pitcher (Brita or similar).

mperham• 2 years ago

Which means we need to consume a huge amount of energy per capita on an ongoing basis to clean up the plastic industry's pollution.

A simple way to get microplastics out of your water

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