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[-] Stinkywinks@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

So normal filters don't remove micro plastic?

[-] Ipodjockey@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Most normal filters at the consumer level are made of the same plastics.

[-] ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] ForestOrca@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

RO removes up to 99% of microplastics. Ceramic water filters, water distillation, and nanofiltration also remove microplastics.

A couple links on microplastic removal:
Microplastics removal strategies: A step toward finding the solution
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11783-021-1441-3

Removal of microplastics via drinking water treatment: Current knowledge and future directions
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32443234/

Microplastics removal through water treatment plants: Its feasibility, efficiency, future prospects and enhancement by proper waste management
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021002432

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