BigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoPlastic tea bagslemmy.worldimagemessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1512arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1468arrow-down1imagePlastic tea bagslemmy.worldBigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square147fedilinkfile-text
I decided to have a green tea because it’s healthier than soda. It’s healthier, right? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10389239/
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoBoiling plus filtering (like the metal grid filter in many kettles)
minus-squareLordKitsuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoThe metal grid is nowhere near fine enough for microplastics. It’s like trying to filter out a car through gaps the size of the grand canyon
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoLooks like I got the wrong kind of filter, but eh 🤷 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/boiling-tap-water-could-help-remove-80-percent-of-its-microplastics-study-suggests-180983874/ Tldr minerals capture it, the filter capture minerals
Boiling plus filtering (like the metal grid filter in many kettles)
The metal grid is nowhere near fine enough for microplastics. It’s like trying to filter out a car through gaps the size of the grand canyon
Looks like I got the wrong kind of filter, but eh 🤷
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/boiling-tap-water-could-help-remove-80-percent-of-its-microplastics-study-suggests-180983874/
Tldr minerals capture it, the filter capture minerals