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NJCher

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9. been aware of microplastics for a long time

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 02:17 AM

Feb 2025

I grow about 70% of my own produce and I carefully process water. If you boil the water, you reduce the microplastics by about 98%, I think the figure I read said.

The microplastics still might get into my produce through watering, but I think I cut it back substantially.

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