• fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 months ago

    Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic debris measuring less than 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) long,

    That can’t be right. There sure ain’t 5mm pieces of plastic in my drinking water. 0.05mm would be hard to believe.

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      8 months ago

      Not sure that’s correct, but 5 mm being the upper cap doesn’t mean they’re that long.

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        8 months ago

        I guess the author has just googled “define microplastics”… but when we think about microplastics in our drinking water we’re not thinking about 5mm pieces of plastic.

        A consumer grade filter will remove things larger than 0.0005mm.

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      8 months ago

      Sadly, that is the definition of microplastics. I’m not sure why a 5mm piece is considered „micro“