A New Generation of Steel Water Filters Cuts Out the Plastic—and Microplastics

In a world of plasticky water filter pitchers, I tested two of the new generation of stainless-steel filter systems.
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This high school student invented a filter that eliminates 96 percent of microplastics from drinking water

A few years ago, teenager Mia Heller came across an article in her local newspaper about ongoing water quality issues in her neighborhood in Warrington, Virginia. Tests had revealed that the water ...
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CLEANR Launches New Campus Sustainability Offering to Help Universities Fight Microplastic Pollution; Filters Debuts at Case Western Reserve University

CLEANR first debuted its filters at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) as part of the institution's sustainability efforts. "By focusing on washing machines, U.S. universities can join in stopping ...
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Cigarette filters an underestimated source of microplastic pollution

It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what happens to the ...
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Study: Cigarette filters are an underestimated source of microplastic pollution

BUFFALO, N.Y. – It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what ...