Using 3D printing, researchers developed lattices which removed up to 75 per cent of PFOA, one of the most common forever chemicals.

Using 3D printing, researchers developed lattices which removed up to 75 per cent of PFOA, one of the most common forever chemicals.

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  • Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run
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    3 months ago

    I’ve been using a multi-stage RO filter for years. It used to be because one didn’t know what was coming out of the pipe in the next gallon of water. Now it’s because I know what’s coming out of the pipe.

    • ryannathans
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      3 months ago

      Recent research has shown RO membranes produce a fuckton of microplastics

        • ryannathans
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          3 months ago

          I went back through 6 months of my comment history to find out the post has been removed… By memory a study found a ton of microplastics in bottled water, most were polyamide nanoplastics which was not found in the plastic of the bottle itself. It seemed the only part of the process that was made of polyamide was the RO membrane