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   nynick | Jan 12, 2024 11:53am | #1

   Yeah, don't sweat it. There are much more serious things that can be in your water. Watch out for those.

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   Kiley Jacques | Jan 12, 2024 02:57pm | #2

   I'll give your post a bump to invite more discussion, and share some info from the WHO microplastics in drinking water that jibes, to some degree, with the "don't sweat it" viewpoint.

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   nickdefabrizio | Jan 12, 2024 10:42pm | #6

   Thanks.

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   wiscmarq | Jan 12, 2024 05:15pm | #3

   Ars Technica recently carried an article on the near- ubiquitousness of microplastics in the environment and in us. The post includes a few links to recent research.

   https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/01/plastic-is-everywhere-including-our-food-and-bottled-water

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   nickdefabrizio | Jan 12, 2024 10:43pm | #7

   Thanks. I wonder if there are plastics that are much better than others?

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   nickdefabrizio | Jan 12, 2024 10:49pm | #8

   I have met the scientists from the Ocean Conservancy. THey are a good organization. I think theyh have the right idea: less plastic in every stage of the cycle

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   rockies63 | Jan 12, 2024 07:41pm | #4

   The other thing to watch out for are "forever chemicals" in water. This lab at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada has done some great research on removing these chemicals.

   https://news.ubc.ca/2023/03/22/new-ubc-water-treatment-zaps-forever-chemicals-for-good/#:~:text=Science%2C%20Health%20%26%20Technology&text=Engineers%20at%20the%20University%20of,and%20biological%20engineering%20professor%20Dr.

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   nickdefabrizio | Jan 12, 2024 10:42pm | #5

   Yes. I think that many of these can be removed by filters.

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   severaltypesofnerd | Jan 13, 2024 01:17am | #9

   And...bisphenols and phthalates... which are pretty much everywhere.

   https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/the-plastic-chemicals-hiding-in-your-food-a7358224781/