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Boiling tap water can remove 90 percent of microplastics (www.livescience.com)
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[–] admin@beehaw.org 20 points 8 months ago (16 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 23 points 8 months ago (13 children)

For now.

[–] admin@beehaw.org 11 points 8 months ago (11 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.

[–] QualifiedKitten@kbin.social 8 points 8 months ago

I'm pretty sure microplastics have even been detected in rainwater.

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