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alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Plant-based filter removes up to 99.9% of microplastics from water

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Plant-based filter removes up to 99.9% of microplastics from water

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alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Researchers may have found an effective, green way to remove microplastics from our water using readily available plant materials. Their device was found to capture up to 99.9% of a wide variety of microplastics known to pose a health risk to humans.
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    In case anyone wasn’t clear, this is for drinking water/waste water systems. Not for cleaning up the ocean.

    This sounds like a great, renewable, filter material that can be added (or replace existing filters) to a municipal water treatment plant. There’s serious issues with microplastics getting into drinking water, and this could certainly help with that.

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      So normal filters don’t remove micro plastic?

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

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    And then put it where?

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      Sprinkle it on top of ice-creams

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