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Boiling tap water may be solution to microplastics
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It isn't really a solution, it just encases them in calcium. The plastic is still in there.
The effectiveness may also depend on the type of water and its mineral content.
It is no longer in solution, it precipitated out. This could very well be used to reduce microplastics in water.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00081
Seems like boiling hard water followed by filtration would do the trick. Decanting after letting the water sit for a while, to allow precipitates to fall to the bottom, could work also.
If my water supply would be pre-boiled, I would be so happy!