• Zorque@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    We still have lead pipes in a number of places… its not like we snapped our fingers and all the lead pipes were magically gone.

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      1 year ago

      That’s true. I meant we stopped actively using them when building new houses. Though now that I think about it, even that is maybe not true everywhere. But at least it’s something you could change once you identify the problem. Microplastics have permeated everything, they can be found in the depths of the Mariana Trench. There is no getting rid of them (as far as we know).

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        1 year ago

        Sure there is.

        Its just not economically viable (meaning it won’t make anyone more money than not doing it), so its not going to happen anytime soon.

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          1 year ago

          Not trying to be combative, but genuinely curious: What ways are there to remove microplastics from organisms?