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Boiling tap water can remove 90 percent of microplastics (www.livescience.com)
submitted 8 months ago by ZeroCool@beehaw.org to c/science@beehaw.org
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[–] remington@beehaw.org 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Luckily I have well water...probably some of the cleanest water on Earth...I've tested it several times with kits.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For now.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Probably for a very long time...we live in a very remote area...in the wilderness of Maine...our county has never allowed commercial development...the only things here are camps/cabins/homes.

[–] andrai@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

There is microplastic in Antarctica. Unless your well feeds on an ancient aquifer instead of groundwater it will still be contaminated.

[–] P1r4nha@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

You tested it for microplastics? They're everywhere. Even on top of mountains