ZeroCool@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.org · 8 months agoBoiling tap water can remove 90 percent of microplasticswww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down10
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkBoiling tap water can remove 90 percent of microplasticswww.livescience.comZeroCool@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.org · 8 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareInflo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinksuomiarrow-up2·8 months agoNot sure that’s correct, but 5 mm being the upper cap doesn’t mean they’re that long.
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI guess the author has just googled “define microplastics”… but when we think about microplastics in our drinking water we’re not thinking about 5mm pieces of plastic. A consumer grade filter will remove things larger than 0.0005mm.
Not sure that’s correct, but 5 mm being the upper cap doesn’t mean they’re that long.
I guess the author has just googled “define microplastics”… but when we think about microplastics in our drinking water we’re not thinking about 5mm pieces of plastic.
A consumer grade filter will remove things larger than 0.0005mm.