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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by nextworddev on Monday July 10, 2023 @11:59PM (#36676265)
Ok what’s the solution? Does simple filters like Brita work?
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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by DANmode on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @12:03AM (#36676286)
Reverse osmosis.
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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by stop50 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @01:10AM (#36676631)
The only problem is that also needed things are removed from the water. Like natrium and other things.
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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by DANmode on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:18PM (#36685077)
Are they needed more than PFAS?
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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by stop50 on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @07:26AM (#36692949)
Natrium and other substances of mineralic origin are required for the human body. Dinking water withoit them is an effective way to destroy vital organs, since the water will pull it from your cells via osmosis.
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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by stop50 on Thursday July 20, 2023 @03:44AM (#36797863)
since you would die of organ failure withput them: yes you need them.
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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by jameson71 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @11:12AM (#36682136)
Reverse osmosis wastes so much water though
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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by DANmode on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:18PM (#36685087)
Drink PFAS, I'm not sure how to help!
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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by Tempest1981 on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:23AM (#36691387)
In the other thread, someone mentioned this RO unit with 95% recovery:

https://hanspremiumwater.com/reverse-osmosis/

Mention: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36662101

And

> You can dramatically increase efficiency by adding a permeate pump, search Amazon, they can be had very cheaply, they recycle the concentrate, increasing recovery and filter effectiveness.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36662141

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Re:Drinking water from nearly half of US faucets may have ha... by Tempest1981 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @03:30AM (#36677584)
They're also found in things like vegetables and meat and fish.
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