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Read your comment and went to Amazon (UK) to buy one, but the description makes no claim of removing microplastics but mercury, lead, and the filter itself is m

Read your comment and went to Amazon (UK) to buy one, but the description makes no claim of removing microplastics but mercury, lead, and the filter itself is made of plastics so I’m confused

graeme 3y ago
Hmm, looking into it further: * Zero water does claim they remove microplastics larger than 10 microns * Consumer Labs claims they actually increase microplastics * From Amazon comments the discrepancy may be due to particle size. The manufacturer claims it relates to cleaning techniques I now feel I need more info but am not sure how to evaluate further. The consumer lab report did say one brand fully removed them. The report is paid only however.
- rickydroll 3y ago
  link to the report, please. I'll purchase it and share the info
  - graeme 3y ago
    Here you go! https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/water-filters-review/water-filters/ https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/water-filters-review/wat... And the article describing what's in the report re: microplastics: https://www.consumerlab.com/news/consumerlab-tests-reveal-big-differences-in-water-filter-pitchers/10-12-2020/ https://www.consumerlab.com/news/consumerlab-tests-reveal-bi...
    - rickydroll 3y ago
      1) Britta Soho / longlast filter (96% of microplastics removed) 2) Aquagear pitcher (59% of microplastics removed after 2-3 flushes) 3) Aquasana and Pur pitchers (80% of microplastics removal after 3 flushes of filters) Even though the Pur Filter cleaned up the water better overall, it took more flushes (3-4) to reach those numbers, and the filter supposedly emitted a bunch of carbon particles. I use the PUR filter, and it seems to work okay. It solved my problem of Water tasting funky. It would be nice if it also truly reduced microplastics and PFAS chemicals, but I don't have a lab capable of verifying such claims, so I need to trust folks like Consumer Lab. The important thing to remember is that no matter what these tests say, they are a single sample in time. Manufacturers enshitify products for the benefit of shareholders whenever possible. None of us knows if the filters will continue to work as tested.

Read your comment and went to Amazon (UK) to buy one, but the description makes no claim of removing microplastics but mercury, lead, and the filter itself is made of plastics so I’m confused

graeme 3y ago

Hmm, looking into it further: * Zero water does claim they remove microplastics larger than 10 microns * Consumer Labs claims they actually increase microplastics * From Amazon comments the discrepancy may be due to particle size. The manufacturer claims it relates to cleaning techniques I now feel I need more info but am not sure how to evaluate further. The consumer lab report did say one brand fully removed them. The report is paid only however.

rickydroll 3y ago
link to the report, please. I'll purchase it and share the info
- graeme 3y ago
  Here you go! https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/water-filters-review/water-filters/ https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/water-filters-review/wat... And the article describing what's in the report re: microplastics: https://www.consumerlab.com/news/consumerlab-tests-reveal-big-differences-in-water-filter-pitchers/10-12-2020/ https://www.consumerlab.com/news/consumerlab-tests-reveal-bi...
  - rickydroll 3y ago
    1) Britta Soho / longlast filter (96% of microplastics removed) 2) Aquagear pitcher (59% of microplastics removed after 2-3 flushes) 3) Aquasana and Pur pitchers (80% of microplastics removal after 3 flushes of filters) Even though the Pur Filter cleaned up the water better overall, it took more flushes (3-4) to reach those numbers, and the filter supposedly emitted a bunch of carbon particles. I use the PUR filter, and it seems to work okay. It solved my problem of Water tasting funky. It would be nice if it also truly reduced microplastics and PFAS chemicals, but I don't have a lab capable of verifying such claims, so I need to trust folks like Consumer Lab. The important thing to remember is that no matter what these tests say, they are a single sample in time. Manufacturers enshitify products for the benefit of shareholders whenever possible. None of us knows if the filters will continue to work as tested.