Tiny plastic particles can seem alarmingly ubiquitous and nearly impossible to get rid of — they’ve been found in food, breast milk and even clouds. But new research suggests that a simple solution could reduce microplastics in drinking water: boiling it.
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A simple way to get microplastics out of your water
New research found that boiling drinking water can remove up to nearly 90 percent of microplastics
February 28, 2024 at 8:15 a.m. EST