New Advances Highlight Microplastics' Threat to Public Health and Water Safety
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Chemists in Guangzhou discovered that boiling hard tap water with minerals present can remove up to 90% of microplastics, offering a simple, low-cost method for reducing plastic pollution in drinking water by leveraging mineral crystallization during heating.
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