BigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Plastic tea bagslemmy.worldimagemessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1519file-textcross-posted to: tea@feddit.uk
arrow-up1519imagePlastic tea bagslemmy.worldBigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square148fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: tea@feddit.uk
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-up1·2 年前Boiling plus filtering (like the metal grid filter in many kettles)
minus-squareLordKitsuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前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
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前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
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