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FlumPHP ( flumph@programming.dev )  to Science · 3 years ago

Plant-Based Filter Removes Up to 99.9% of Microplastics from Water

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Plant-Based Filter Removes Up to 99.9% of Microplastics from Water

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FlumPHP ( flumph@programming.dev )  to Science · 3 years ago
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  • kuoushi ( kuoushi@lemmy.ca ) 
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    But what about that remaining 0.1%? Aren’t we just creating a pathway for these super microplastics to breed and create even stronger microplastics?

    • electrogamerman ( electrogamerman@feddit.de ) 
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      Just Filter the water again and it will remove 99.9% of the remaining 0.01%

      • JCPhoenix ( JCPhoenix@beehaw.org ) 
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        Then once you get the plastic down to .0001% or whatever, you can sell it as a homeopathic remedy!

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        But It’s important to breed superinteligent microplastic, which will rule us and get rid of furries.

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      deleted by creator

  • coyotino [he/him] ( theangriestbird@beehaw.org ) 
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    big if true

    • loops ( loops@beehaw.org ) 
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      big if scalable

      • TheMadnessKing ( TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id ) 
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        Being scalable and cost-effective is the most important thing.

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          The 99th article about eco friendly bio-degradable plastic that’ll never see large scale use: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that

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    Original source: https://news.ubc.ca/2023/08/16/microplastic-pollution-plants-could-be-the-answer/

    Research paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202301531

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      Thanks for linking the research paper, really appreciate it

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