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Are we sure that microplastics from the new pipes aren't just as bad? Can you make your water reasonably microplastic-safe by running it for 2 minutes in the mo

• Supermancho 2y ago
  > Are we sure that microplastics from the new pipes aren't just as bad? In general, yes, for all the comparisons of good vs bad that I can think of. Long term effects of microplastics vs neurotoxic metals is "we aren't quite sure long term, but not measurable brain damage" vs "guaranteed measurable brain damage short to long term". If plastic bits are big enough, it's obviously a different equation (acute vs gradual), but that's not the implication I understood.
• sharpshadow 2y ago
  Usually limescale build up inside water pipes and should avoid further microplastics release into the water. There was also a study which showed that boiling tab water with microplastics binds those in the line which builds up.
• marcosdumay 2y ago
  Yes, we are sure it's not as bad. And you pipes shouldn't emit any measurable amount of microplastics. Any emission is a flaw somewhere that you are better fixing. But even with all the flaws, the microplastics are not even remotely as bad as lead. Next on the line, yeah, eating dirt is safer than concentrated potassium cyanide, and swimming drunk in a water pool is safer than in a lava pool.