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We just have to be careful so that "the cure doesn't become deadlier than the disease": in case some magnetic particles are left in it could cause greater issue

We just have to be careful so that "the cure doesn't become deadlier than the disease": in case some magnetic particles are left in it could cause greater issues perhaps than plastic. We can't just assume that "yeah don't worry bro the magnets will surely remove all magnetic particles".

Xylakant 6y ago
The magnetic particles are iron oxide, it's fairly common in nature. Adding too much of it to water will turn it brown and cause issues, but small quantities shouldn't pose too much of a problem.
- rini17 6y ago
  It is actually a fertilizer, algae needs it (of course, too much algae is a problem, too).
- flqn 6y ago
  Excess iron in seawater can cause huge imbalalances by seeding algae blooms. Any large scale application of this would need to take that into account or risk disrupting ecosystems.