naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoBottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thoughtwww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1265arrow-down14
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minus-squareSpitfire@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 months agoOh boy I sure do love plastic with my water. Realistically though, is there any way to really filter out these?
minus-squaredevious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoI am a plastic digesting mega organism apparently!
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoYou’re not digesting it; it’s slowly disrupting all your systems.
minus-squareArtemis@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoSawyer tap filters remove 100% of microplastics (which I’m really hoping is legit!). They fit right on your tap and other than looking a bit funny work great. Just replaced my Brita filter with one a few weeks ago.
minus-squareSkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·10 months agoQuoting as 100% effective is a good indicator of bullshit in any scenario
minus-squareaveryminya@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoWhat makes its limitation 500 gallons “per day”?
minus-squareripcord@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·10 months agoBest filter is to not have them in the first place
Oh boy I sure do love plastic with my water.
Realistically though, is there any way to really filter out these?
Plastic-digesting microbes.
I am a plastic digesting mega organism apparently!
You’re not digesting it; it’s slowly disrupting all your systems.
Sawyer tap filters remove 100% of microplastics (which I’m really hoping is legit!). They fit right on your tap and other than looking a bit funny work great. Just replaced my Brita filter with one a few weeks ago.
Quoting as 100% effective is a good indicator of bullshit in any scenario
What makes its limitation 500 gallons “per day”?
Best filter is to not have them in the first place