ZeroCool@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.org · 10 months agoBoiling tap water can remove 90 percent of microplasticswww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down11
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minus-squareRobin.Net (she/her)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 months ago“calcium carbonate in the (hard) water became solid at higher temperatures, trapping the plastic particles within” No gas involved. They did recommend straining the boiled water through a coffee filter and the harder the water the better.
minus-squareI_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoIf I have soft water, can I add a Tums to my boiling water?
“calcium carbonate in the (hard) water became solid at higher temperatures, trapping the plastic particles within”
No gas involved. They did recommend straining the boiled water through a coffee filter and the harder the water the better.
If I have soft water, can I add a Tums to my boiling water?
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