• jagungal@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I’ve seen a lot of reporting on finding microplastics in new places and new quantities, but is there reliable evidence that it actually does damage? Genuinely asking, can someone please send me the papers?

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    2 years ago

    Stapleton said she now relies more on filtered water at her home in New Jersey.

    But study co-author Beizhan Yan, a Columbia environmental chemist who increased his tap water usage, pointed out that filters themselves can be a problem by introducing plastics.

    “There’s just no win,” Stapleton said.

    Oh, man.

  • Spitfire@pawb.social
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    2 years ago

    Oh boy I sure do love plastic with my water.

    Realistically though, is there any way to really filter out these?

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      2 years ago

      Sawyer tap filters remove 100% of microplastics (which I’m really hoping is legit!). They fit right on your tap and other than looking a bit funny work great. Just replaced my Brita filter with one a few weeks ago.

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    2 years ago

    I don’t care at all. You can take plastic from my cold dead hands hippies !

    First it was micro plastics, now it’s nano plastics, next they’re going to make number go up by counting individual plastic molecules.