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foobar@lemmy.villa-straylight.social to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 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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foobar@lemmy.villa-straylight.social to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 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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    Also, the article doesn’t mention anything about nanoplastics, which are far more dangerous. Nanoplastics have a larger surface area, which makes them more reactive - they can also penetrate cells, and cause damage to DNA, proteins, etc.

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      Jeeze I sure do wish that was made up!

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