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Episode 95. Boiling Reduces Microplastics in Drinking Water (Study)

Mar 1, 2024

Exploring how boiling tap water can reduce microplastic intake, especially in hard water, and how simple DIY methods involving heating and filtering can effectively remove microplastics from drinking water.

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Roger Seheult, MD

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Boiling tap water removes 80% of polystyrene, polyethylene, and polypropylene microplastics, making it safer for consumption.

Allowing boiled water to settle and filtering out solids can effectively decrease microplastic presence in drinking water.

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Boiling Tap Water to Reduce Nanoplastics Consumption

Boiling tap water has been found to reduce human intake of nanoplastics and microplastics. Studies have shown that boiling tap water can remove at least 80% of polystyrene, polyethylene, and polypropylene nanomicroplastics sized between 0.1 and 150 microns. This simple process involves the co-precipitation of nanomicroplastics with calcium carbonate encrustations during boiling, which effectively traps and removes the plastics from the water, making it safer for consumption. By adopting this ancient tradition of boiling water, individuals can potentially reduce their exposure to harmful microplastics present in tap water.

Efficacy of Boiling Tap Water to Reduce Microplastic Intake

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Reducing Microplastics in Drinking Water through Heating and Filtering

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Roger Seheult, MD of MedCram explains a study in which boiling water reduced microplastics in drinking water. See all Dr. Seheult's videos at: https://www.medcram.com/

(This video was recorded on February 29th, 2024)

Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at https://www.medcram.com

He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

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