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Boiling doesn't (usually) remove the harmful chemicals introduced by plastics
by waiseristy 6y ago
Boiling doesn't (usually) remove the harmful chemicals introduced by plastics
- londons_explore 6y agoBoiling, then taking the steam and condensing that back into water does...
- labawi 6y agoLikely not all of the impurities. Those with boiling temperature similar to water will probably mostly remain (it's more complex than that). A better question would be: Are there dangerous levels of contaminants in after a single distillation pass? For municipal water - probably not. For chemical factory effluent - probably yes. Plastic pipes after wildfires - no idea. Also, you need to add something to distilled water, as it's shocking to a body. Almost anything will do, though you may need to think about mineral content in the longer term.