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Re:Nanoplastics in water – surprisingly large amounts discov... by declaredapple on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @05:04PM (#39376203)
> ZeroWater makes a carafe that reduces total dissolved solids to 0 ppm, including PFAs and microplastics, or so they claim.

ZeroWater uses an ion exchange filter - It's my understanding that many (most?) micro plastics are not dissolved and/or are not charged meaning it won't effectively filter most microplastics.

Similarly they aren't designed to filter bacteria.

> The current system is meant to be used with municipally treated, potable water as the current filter will not remove microbiological contaminants.

https://zerowater.com/pages/frequently-asked-questions

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Re:Nanoplastics in water – surprisingly large amounts discov... by zahma on Thursday February 15, 2024 @06:51AM (#39381608)
They do manage to filter inorganic solids, but I’m not sure about microplastics. I assumed they did, but they’re hesitant to say on their site. Perhaps I mistakenly assumed that if they can eliminate PFAs from water, microplastics are also removable.
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