• Ashelyn
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    6 hours ago

    On average, disposable plastic bottles shed microplastics much more prolifically than plastic water piping.

    • Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 hours ago

      That would seem to be the explanation on the face of it. Piping is made from heavier duty plastic. But I’ve heard that PVC can start leaking some nasty chemicals over the decades. Is that better or worse than microplastics?