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Re:Microplastics block blood flow in the brain, mouse study ... by dyauspitr on Monday January 27, 2025 @10:24AM (#42842054)
The RO filtration membrane is also made of plastic. I haven’t found a way to avoid microplastics even though I have my own well and have an RO system.
Re:Microplastics block blood flow in the brain, mouse study ... by Zealotux on Monday January 27, 2025 @10:36AM (#42842202)
You're correct, your RO system should reduce the amount of microplastics significantly though, to a point that makes your water much safer than most common options.
Re:Microplastics block blood flow in the brain, mouse study ... by dyauspitr on Monday January 27, 2025 @11:00AM (#42842480)
Maybe? You’re literally forcing water under high pressure across a plastic membrane, to me it feels like that would add a tremendous amount of microplastics to the water. I don’t know what the answer is though since I can’t seem to find any real studies around this.