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[-] solrize@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Might help to filter out the chemicals before drinking.

[-] BreadOven@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

You can't really "filter" out these chemicals when they're fully dissolved in the water.

There's always distillation, but that's not practical at all on the scale of drinking water for cities.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Reverse osmosis is the other option, but it's also not cost-effective at city scale.

[-] BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Ah, good point. Forgot about that one haha.

[-] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

We have a home distiller and use it for all our drinking water. It's very easy to use. Highly recommend.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 1 month ago
[-] BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Ah, interesting. Didn't think it would be caught by activated carbon. Good to know, thanks.

[-] solrize@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I had thought activated charcoal could remove the chemicals. No I don't mean city scale. I meant after the water comes out of the tap but before you drink it. City water has to be treated to not harbor too many germs.

[-] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Definitely filter out that H2O chemical

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 1 month ago

There's di-hydrogen monoxide in the water!

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