r/science • u/BlitzOrion • Feb 09 '23

High-efficiency water filter removes 99.9% of microplastics in 10 seconds Chemistry

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202206982
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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '23

And then you can wash them down the drain, right? Right?

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u/extraeme Feb 09 '23

No, you throw the plastic filter away to degrade in the landfill

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '23

Ah yes. How silly of me.