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Study shows boiling drinking water can remove microplastics (thehill.com)

submitted 17 hours ago by Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip to c/health@lemmy.world

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TLDR: Calcium binds to the microplastics making them easier to filter. You have to boil > cool > filter. Works better with hard water.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world -3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

This...

This is exactly how we got into this mess

People don't like consuming pieces of plastic, so we'll break it down into pieces so small they can't be detected!

I can't wait to freak out about teeny-plastics in 2045 and hear about how they're poisoning my balls and brain

Pre-emptive edit:

Yes, I'm aware that the article says the heat causes calcium to crystalize around the plastic then needs filtered out. If you believe heat that high isn't causing very very small (and undetactable) pieces of plastic are coming off...

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago

Sooo... you don't want cleaner water because...?