The Science Of It: Filtering Water

Join First Warning Meteorologist Marquise Meda at the Orlando Science Center as he learns how to filter water if caught in a ...
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Want fewer microplastics in your tap water? Try boiling it first

Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these plastic bits, one unexpectedly effective solution for ...

This new filter removes up to 98% of 'forever chemicals' from your tap water

The system works by binding both short- and long-chain PFAS, a key challenge that has limited many existing filtration ...
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‘Miracle tree’ removes most microplastics from water

A new study suggests that seeds from the Moringa oleifera—often dubbed the “miracle tree”—can remove up to 98% of microplastics from drinking water. Published in the scientific journal ACS Omega on ...
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Scientists make breakthrough in fight against harmful toxins in drinking water supply: 'Boiling the water or even filtering it won't help'

Scientists have found a water purification method combining ultraviolet light and chlorine that makes contaminated water safe to drink during toxic algae outbreaks, per Phys.org. This discovery ...
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Here’s (almost) everything you need to know about filtering tap water

When I ask friends and family why they don’t drink tap water in LA, they give the same vague answer: It’s chlorinated, gross and probably unhealthy. For years, that explanation sufficed, so I did what ...