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> Guangzhou Medical University and Jinan University in China OK, there’s definitely more to the story. I wouldn’t know this, unless I had lived in China for a

> Guangzhou Medical University and Jinan University in China OK, there’s definitely more to the story. I wouldn’t know this, unless I had lived in China for a short bit working for Alibaba. Pretty much nowhere in China is the tapwater safe to drink. The government knows it’s an issue, but there’s too much corruption in China to actually fix the problem. Pretty much everybody boils their tap water, and if you sit down at a restaurant, it’s very common to be served piping hot water with a meal. Now I’m not saying the results of the study or invalid, but it’s essential to know who’s paying for it and and what their motivation is. to me this just seems like some very strange coincidences.

usernamed7 2y ago
thank you, i got half way through the article and started to wonder about the greater context of where this came from and how it helps certain political efforts by giving people a means to take charge of their water quality. It's just... very convenient. But if/when other scientists can replicate then we'll see.
snapcaster 2y ago
Can you expand more on this? I had same experience in China but not sure how it ties into this story?
- ranger_danger 2y ago
  It sounds like they're saying this is only a revelation to people in areas that don't already boil their water normally. Perhaps they may also be implying that because the study was done in China that they are trying to sweep microplastics under the rug as an issue in the first place because their people already boil the water.
- plorkyeran 2y ago
  If this study is accurate, then people in China don't need to worry about microplastics in water because they're already boiling all of their drinking water. It would be very convenient for them if this was true, which doesn't make it wrong but does make it somewhat suspicious.
  - wakawaka28 2y ago
    It has to also be filtered, and they probably don't filter it in most cases. There are water delivery services that might get their water by boiling and filtering from the tap though.
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usernamed7 2y ago

thank you, i got half way through the article and started to wonder about the greater context of where this came from and how it helps certain political efforts by giving people a means to take charge of their water quality. It's just... very convenient. But if/when other scientists can replicate then we'll see.

snapcaster 2y ago

Can you expand more on this? I had same experience in China but not sure how it ties into this story?

ranger_danger 2y ago
It sounds like they're saying this is only a revelation to people in areas that don't already boil their water normally. Perhaps they may also be implying that because the study was done in China that they are trying to sweep microplastics under the rug as an issue in the first place because their people already boil the water.
plorkyeran 2y ago
If this study is accurate, then people in China don't need to worry about microplastics in water because they're already boiling all of their drinking water. It would be very convenient for them if this was true, which doesn't make it wrong but does make it somewhat suspicious.
- wakawaka28 2y ago
  It has to also be filtered, and they probably don't filter it in most cases. There are water delivery services that might get their water by boiling and filtering from the tap though.

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