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Are Brita and similar filtering systems getting rid of the microplastics? I use it at home for the tap water bleach taste but I’m not sure if it has other benef
by user568439 3y ago
Are Brita and similar filtering systems getting rid of the microplastics? I use it at home for the tap water bleach taste but I’m not sure if it has other benefits (or issues!)
- Aromasin 3y agoI'm quoting a journal article I read probably nigh on 5 years ago, but as far as I remember yes. It depends on the size, so it won't remove all but it will remove the vast majority.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 3y agoI have a brita and the storage container is plastic, so does that mean I get brand new micro plastic particles from the container post-filtering?
- red-iron-pine 3y agodepends on the plastic, some are better about leaching than others. plastics also photodegrade (instead of biodegrade), so putting that bad boy in direct sun may not only help grow algae (I'm on well water and filtering won't stop that) in there but also break the plastic down into your water. if you're serious about filtering look into in-line reverse osmosis systems.
- happytiger 3y agoA Brita filter will filter out something down to approximately 0.5 microns, and unfortunately microplastics get smaller than that: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8563659/#:~:text=Currently%20it%20has%20been%20suggested,%3E1%20cm%20%5B11%5D https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8563659/#:~:tex.... Once it gets down to a certain size, micro-plastic won't be filtered. So basically, and for clarity, my understanding is that microplastics get down to 1 μm, which is like .001mm and the standard Brita does something down to .005mm, so it can’t catch the smallest microplastics, but I assume it will help.