Microplastics and pharmaceutical residues are now officially recognized as widespread contaminants in drinking water, meaning your daily exposure comes from routine habits like drinking tap water and plastic use.
I got rid of the microwave last year. At first I missed it. I mainly used it for reheating food and beverages. I never actually cooked in it. I no longer miss it and feel stupid for having one in my home for fifty damn years. Microwaved food is the worse, and everyone seems to reheat using plastic.
Such regulation is much needed. HIGH-EFFICIENCY WATER FILTER REMOVES 99.9% OF MICROPLASTICS IN 10 SECONDS
Researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea have developed a system that, while not as sophisticated, is no less effective. It's a purifier that removes all contaminants from water at an unprecedented speed.
The novelty of this invention lies in its ability to not only effectively remove microplastics from water but also eliminate volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These chemicals are responsible for most of the health effects associated with them. Another difference with this water purifier, which was published in the journal Advanced Materials, is that it increases the absorption time. Existing filters are characterized by their slow processing times.
The DGIST researchers had to conduct several experiments to arrive at the final result. First, they managed to synthesize a highly porous polymer by reacting it with a precursor. They emphasized that this precursor was "cheap," as existing technologies were not economical enough for large-scale use.
The scientists also experimented with an additional oxidation reaction in the polymer. Based on the results of this latter experiment, they introduced a hydrophilic functional group, composed of one oxygen atom and one hydrogen atom. This time, they achieved rapid absorption of micro-contaminants found in water.
In this way, they identified two alternatives. On the one hand, the material as a triazene covalent framework (CTF), which can remove organic dyes from industrial wastewater. And on the other, a filter that was even capable of absorbing sunlight and converting the energy into heat.
The solution was right in front of them: combine both technologies into one. Thus, a water purifier emerged whose results astonished even the researchers themselves. The new prototype was able to eliminate more than 99.9% of contaminants in just 10 seconds.
Furthermore, this new photothermal membrane boasts a high rejection rate for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), up to 98%. The combination of these two technologies not only offers unique results in this regard, but it is also capable of effectively removing more than 99.9% of mixed phenol derivatives, thanks to its synergistic purification system comprised of absorption and a solar membrane.
This is an unprecedented percentage. For example, acoustic waves, which have previously been used to clean water of microplastics, only achieved between 56% and 58% effectiveness.
And Boom goes the dynamite...scream long enough, loud enough and don't die first, and eventually the message gets heard. The original and obvious concern was decades of plastic junk piling, never seeming to go anywhere. Large enough to create a plastic mass in the Ocean. Short term response from industry...we cured it by making some products break down into smaller particles quicker - microplastic particles. (Another cure as bad or worse then the original Problem...) Move along, don't worry, be happy. With the plastics jamming up our bodies acting like body hormones ramping up evermore numbers of Dis-Ease's, some once mostly found in medical textbooks, now unfortunately far to common.
Then there are not just the med's to be thrown away, there are the meds passing through us and into the waste waters. Accumulating and all of it interacting, compounding effects.
As reported more than a few years ago, follow the Headwaters all the way down the line and the Plastic Refuse, Medical Refuse and Ag Chemical Runoffs accumulate, mix to higher levels the further downstream they go. Right along with the higher levels of offenders - increasing higher levels of Serious Dis-Ease's. Follow the Mississippi all the way down to the Gulf and we now have a Dead Zone in what was once a major Fishery, Food Zone. This tells us whether heavily researched or not, such things affect all lifeforms. Lifeforms we depend on for our best life, best health, yet for too long being treated as if meh...just keep on doing what has been done.
Welcomed news to have at least passed the first step of acknowledging such exists. Gui's posts shows some hope to address cleaning plastics out, next question, like the Public Sewage condensing offenders, what should be done with that?
First and obvious step, eliminate the worst of the worst, and reduce as much as possible, and find substitutes that are better, not worse.
Your comment, JUST, expresses a great truth… “And boom goes the dynamite”… and it reaches the Arctic: What the research says
• An analysis of more than 60 studies (led by Dr. Melanie Bergmann of the Alfred Wegener Institute) found that both macroplastics and microplastics are present throughout the Arctic, even in areas with no apparent human activity, such as the deep seabed.
• Many Arctic animals—polar bears, seals, reindeer, and seabirds—become entangled in plastic and die, and ingested microplastics likely reduce their growth and reproduction, as well as causing physiological stress and tissue inflammation.
• In a study of the stomachs of polar bears that died between 1996 and 2018, plastics were found in 13 of the 51 stomachs analyzed. • Plastic also reaches the Arctic via rivers: although the Arctic Ocean is only 1% of the world's ocean volume, it receives more than 10% of the global river discharge, which carries plastic from places like Siberia; the water freezes in autumn, trapping microplastics in the ice, which then travel via transpolar drift to the Fram Strait (between Greenland and Svalbard) and are released as the ice melts.
I got rid of the microwave last year. At first I missed it. I mainly used it for reheating food and beverages. I never actually cooked in it. I no longer miss it and feel stupid for having one in my home for fifty damn years. Microwaved food is the worse, and everyone seems to reheat using plastic.
In addition to migration through plastics, some foods can form harmful compounds when reheated.
Spinach, celery, beets, and chard contain nitrates that can convert to nitrites when reheated, potentially harmful.
Chicken and processed meats: Repeated reheating can degrade proteins and generate irritating or carcinogenic compounds.
Rice: Risk of bacterial growth (Bacillus cereus) if left at room temperature and then reheated.
Mushrooms: Sensitive proteins that can degrade and cause digestive discomfort.
https://foodmanifest.com/dangerous-foods-to-reheat-what-turns-toxic-and-why/?utm_source=copilot.com
Such regulation is much needed. HIGH-EFFICIENCY WATER FILTER REMOVES 99.9% OF MICROPLASTICS IN 10 SECONDS
Researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea have developed a system that, while not as sophisticated, is no less effective. It's a purifier that removes all contaminants from water at an unprecedented speed.
The novelty of this invention lies in its ability to not only effectively remove microplastics from water but also eliminate volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These chemicals are responsible for most of the health effects associated with them. Another difference with this water purifier, which was published in the journal Advanced Materials, is that it increases the absorption time. Existing filters are characterized by their slow processing times.
The DGIST researchers had to conduct several experiments to arrive at the final result. First, they managed to synthesize a highly porous polymer by reacting it with a precursor. They emphasized that this precursor was "cheap," as existing technologies were not economical enough for large-scale use.
The scientists also experimented with an additional oxidation reaction in the polymer. Based on the results of this latter experiment, they introduced a hydrophilic functional group, composed of one oxygen atom and one hydrogen atom. This time, they achieved rapid absorption of micro-contaminants found in water.
In this way, they identified two alternatives. On the one hand, the material as a triazene covalent framework (CTF), which can remove organic dyes from industrial wastewater. And on the other, a filter that was even capable of absorbing sunlight and converting the energy into heat.
The solution was right in front of them: combine both technologies into one. Thus, a water purifier emerged whose results astonished even the researchers themselves. The new prototype was able to eliminate more than 99.9% of contaminants in just 10 seconds.
Furthermore, this new photothermal membrane boasts a high rejection rate for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), up to 98%. The combination of these two technologies not only offers unique results in this regard, but it is also capable of effectively removing more than 99.9% of mixed phenol derivatives, thanks to its synergistic purification system comprised of absorption and a solar membrane.
This is an unprecedented percentage. For example, acoustic waves, which have previously been used to clean water of microplastics, only achieved between 56% and 58% effectiveness.
https://www.indiatimes.com/explainers/news/explained-how-this-technology-can-filter-microplastics-from-water-in-just-10-seconds-589537.html
https://newatlas.com/environment/high-efficiency-water-filter-99-9-microplastics-10-seconds/
And Boom goes the dynamite...scream long enough, loud enough and don't die first, and eventually the message gets heard. The original and obvious concern was decades of plastic junk piling, never seeming to go anywhere. Large enough to create a plastic mass in the Ocean. Short term response from industry...we cured it by making some products break down into smaller particles quicker - microplastic particles. (Another cure as bad or worse then the original Problem...) Move along, don't worry, be happy. With the plastics jamming up our bodies acting like body hormones ramping up evermore numbers of Dis-Ease's, some once mostly found in medical textbooks, now unfortunately far to common.
Then there are not just the med's to be thrown away, there are the meds passing through us and into the waste waters. Accumulating and all of it interacting, compounding effects.
As reported more than a few years ago, follow the Headwaters all the way down the line and the Plastic Refuse, Medical Refuse and Ag Chemical Runoffs accumulate, mix to higher levels the further downstream they go. Right along with the higher levels of offenders - increasing higher levels of Serious Dis-Ease's. Follow the Mississippi all the way down to the Gulf and we now have a Dead Zone in what was once a major Fishery, Food Zone. This tells us whether heavily researched or not, such things affect all lifeforms. Lifeforms we depend on for our best life, best health, yet for too long being treated as if meh...just keep on doing what has been done.
Welcomed news to have at least passed the first step of acknowledging such exists. Gui's posts shows some hope to address cleaning plastics out, next question, like the Public Sewage condensing offenders, what should be done with that?
First and obvious step, eliminate the worst of the worst, and reduce as much as possible, and find substitutes that are better, not worse.
Your comment, JUST, expresses a great truth… “And boom goes the dynamite”… and it reaches the Arctic: What the research says
• An analysis of more than 60 studies (led by Dr. Melanie Bergmann of the Alfred Wegener Institute) found that both macroplastics and microplastics are present throughout the Arctic, even in areas with no apparent human activity, such as the deep seabed.
• Many Arctic animals—polar bears, seals, reindeer, and seabirds—become entangled in plastic and die, and ingested microplastics likely reduce their growth and reproduction, as well as causing physiological stress and tissue inflammation.
• In a study of the stomachs of polar bears that died between 1996 and 2018, plastics were found in 13 of the 51 stomachs analyzed. • Plastic also reaches the Arctic via rivers: although the Arctic Ocean is only 1% of the world's ocean volume, it receives more than 10% of the global river discharge, which carries plastic from places like Siberia; the water freezes in autumn, trapping microplastics in the ice, which then travel via transpolar drift to the Fram Strait (between Greenland and Svalbard) and are released as the ice melts.
https://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/El-plastico-ya-invade-el-oceano-Artico
https://www.milenio.com/ciencia-y-salud/medioambiente/artico-contaminacion-microplasticos-agua-polo-norte
https://gestoresderesiduos.org/noticias/hasta-los-osos-polares-se-alimentan-de-plastico
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=HEMP+FILTER+MICRO+PLASTICS&ia=web