University of Missouri researchers design a filter to remove microplastics from tap water

https://www.kcur.org/news/2024-10-01/university-of-missouri-researchers-design-a-filter-to-remove-microplastics-from-tap-water

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ThePantser@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Cool, I wonder what it's made out of.......

polyvinyl alcohol fibers

Ok what's that?

PVA is a synthetic plastic polymer that is often used to make thin layers of plastic wrapping>

Soo we're using plastic to filter plastic? So we need to make a special plastic product to filter the other plastic. We're doomed.

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

It’s plastic all the way down.

stefenauris@pawb.social · 2 pts · 1y

Deliciously ironic isn't it? Lol