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This high school student invented a filter that eliminates 96 percent of microplastics from drinking water

A few years ago, teenager Mia Heller came across an article in her local newspaper about ongoing water quality issues in her ...

High school student develops membrane-free filter that removes most microplastics from water

As reported by Smithsonian Magazine, Heller's interest in water treatment began close to home in Warrington, Virginia, after ...
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Scientists make breakthrough in fight against harmful toxins in drinking water supply: 'Boiling the water or even filtering it won't help'

Scientists have found a water purification method combining ultraviolet light and chlorine that makes contaminated water safe to drink during toxic algae outbreaks, per Phys.org. This discovery ...

Can remove 96% microplastics: High school student builds low-cost filter to tackle water pollution

A US high school student has pioneered a low-cost water filter using magnetic ferrofluid to capture 96% of microplastics.
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Want fewer microplastics in your tap water? Try boiling it first

Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these plastic bits, one unexpectedly effective solution for ...
CNN

Here’s (almost) everything you need to know about filtering tap water

When I ask friends and family why they don’t drink tap water in LA, they give the same vague answer: It’s chlorinated, gross and probably unhealthy. For years, that explanation sufficed, so I did what ...