Researchers may have found an effective, green way to remove microplastics from our water using readily available plant materials. Their device was found to capture up to 99.9% of a wide variety of microplastics known to pose a health risk to humans.
So normal filters don’t remove micro plastic?
Most normal filters at the consumer level are made of the same plastics.
RO removes up to 99% of microplastics. Ceramic water filters, water distillation, and nanofiltration also remove microplastics.
A couple links on microplastic removal:
Microplastics removal strategies: A step toward finding the solution
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11783-021-1441-3
Removal of microplastics via drinking water treatment: Current knowledge and future directions
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32443234/
Microplastics removal through water treatment plants: Its feasibility, efficiency, future prospects and enhancement by proper waste management
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021002432