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TLDR: Calcium binds to the microplastics making them easier to filter. You have to boil > cool > filter. Works better with hard water.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    15 hours ago

    This…

    This is exactly how we got into this mess

    People don’t like consuming pieces of plastic, so we’ll break it down into pieces so small they can’t be detected!

    I can’t wait to freak out about teeny-plastics in 2045 and hear about how they’re poisoning my balls and brain

    Pre-emptive edit:

    Yes, I’m aware that the article says the heat causes calcium to crystalize around the plastic then needs filtered out. If you believe heat that high isn’t causing very very small (and undetactable) pieces of plastic are coming off…