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There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics From Your Drinking Waterwww.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprisingly-easy-way-to-remove-microplastics-from-your-drinking-water
805 sats \ 19 comments \ @south_korea_ln 7 Aug science
A team from Guangzhou Medical University and Jinan University in China ran tests on both soft water and hard tap water (which is richer in minerals), adding in nanoplastics and microplastics (NMPs) before boiling the liquid and then filtering out any precipitates.
In some cases, up to 90 percent of the NMPs were removed by the boiling and filtering process, though the effectiveness varied based on the type of water. Of course the big benefit is that most people can do it using what they already have in their kitchen.
Is boiling water before consumption common in your culture? In remember it to be in China, 20 years ago.
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85 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 7 Aug
No, not at all common in mu culture. It's also not common on my locality at all. I live in the foothills of Himalayas close to a big river. We have the freshest and mineral rich water reserve and we get it through hand pumps or submersibles. We actually don't require boiling of water here.
Next, talking about cities in India, I haven't seen anyone doing boiling of water much often. Yes household water filter machines are very common. But, as we know that these machines impair water for minerals, I don't view it as a good practice.
I also don't view such research to be very useful. It'd be better if researchers try to find out how to provide for minerals rich fresh water at low costs to people.
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162 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 7 Aug
I agree 💯. In only some cities there's a need of improving water condition. At my home, I also get water through a handpump.
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153 sats \ 5 replies \ @Satosora 7 Aug
When I was in Taiwan, I always boiled 7L of water. Usually twice a day. I never filtered it, though. Maybe I should have....
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20 sats \ 4 replies \ @sangekrypto 7 Aug
How do you directly filter boiled water? I thought it was impossible, because the water had just been boiled very hot.
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 7 Aug
I guess you could put it through a coffee filter to clean it more? I am assuming you are filtering out bit particles and stuff?
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln OP 7 Aug
Even in soft water, where less calcium carbonate is dissolved, roughly a quarter of the NMPs were snagged from the water. Any bits of lime-encrusted plastic could then be removed through a simple filter like the stainless steel mesh used to strain tea, the researchers say.
(Emphasis mine)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sangekrypto 7 Aug
However, we also need to know that during this time I often buy packaged drinks, sometimes the contents of the drinking bottle are not visible, they are covered with logos, and the water in the bottle is not clearly visible, because it is covered by a layer of logo.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sangekrypto 7 Aug
Maybe you mean using a cloth filter, but so far I have never filtered it, after the water boils I immediately pour it into a glass, then I mix it with coffee, maybe I don't know if there are small particles and so on. .
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117 sats \ 0 replies \ @drlh 7 Aug
We boil water to drink tea :))
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @DawnoftheDead 7 Aug
Boiling water to remove plastic does not make sense
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln OP 7 Aug
Did you read the article?
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 7 Aug
This way of treating water is very energy intensive. While you can get rid of a lot of contaminants you definitely pay a premium price to do so
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Silent_Hodler 7 Aug
Lately I switched to filtered tap water + SodaStream. No point looking back now...
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @dollarparity 7 Aug
Hard on teeth
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 7 Aug
Makes sense that it would get out most of the micro plastics how long do u think it would take to eliminate that much if u've been ingesting ur whole life and what would the good consequences be of riding your body aside from being an indigestible poison in your body?! crazy how hard it is to avoid plastics when u really look at it basically have to have your own glass gallon to drink ur water all day and also glass containers for food to go assuming putting everything in glass all produce in fridge and house idk its interesting and I do believe it just questions i have am interested in deplastifying myself lol
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @oraltosun 7 Aug
We use reverse osmosis to filter out the drinking water. (no boiling) Extra technic shepherds use: Put a piece of pine wood inside the water bottle.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satoshi__Nakamoto 7 Aug
No we don't boil water before consumption. We do filter the water before consumption Thanks for the information
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