Ok what’s the solution? Does simple filters like Brita work?
Reverse osmosis.
Reverse osmosis wastes so much water though
Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’
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#172Is bottled water by better? If so from where? What about an RO filter (I have a Water Drop brand)
Bottled water (often using plastic bottles) is full of microplastics and other crap[1]. And that's before we even mention the massive plastic pollution problem.
[1]: https://cleanwater.org/2020/07/29/bottled-water-human-health...
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#175Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is it really a race thing or are you just hoisting a maladaptive framework on to a situation to further a tangential viewpoint? There are white people in Flint too and I’m sure there are white people in Durango too. Having white people in an area isn’t some sort of talisman to ward off greed, incompetence, or social injustice. I agree with your statement that it really sucks and it is not right or just or fair or acc…
The 'rich white people' shorthand typical serves as an obvious stand in for 'those who have the political autonomy and systemic support to fight against harmful government and corporate actions'. The vast majority of readers can quickly make the connection between 'politically powerful' and 'rich white people' assuming they live in America. It's not on random HN commenters to be egalitarian humanities writers who dec…
> The vast majority of readers can quickly make the connection between 'politically powerful' and 'rich white people' assuming they live in America. It's not on random HN commenters to be egalitarian humanities writers who deconstruct every concept
They shouldn't have to make such a connection, because such sloppy racism is not in keeping with the tone of this forum, nor with any international audience.
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#176Earlier quoted context omitted.
The 'rich white people' shorthand typical serves as an obvious stand in for 'those who have the political autonomy and systemic support to fight against harmful government and corporate actions'. The vast majority of readers can quickly make the connection between 'politically powerful' and 'rich white people' assuming they live in America. It's not on random HN commenters to be egalitarian humanities writers who dec…
> The vast majority of readers can quickly make the connection between 'politically powerful' and 'rich white people' assuming they live in America. It's not on random HN commenters to be egalitarian humanities writers who deconstruct every concept They shouldn't have to make such a connection, because such sloppy racism is not in keeping with the tone of this forum, nor with any international audience.
Also it's crazy ignorant. Durango is filled with white people, all the way from poor to god level rich (their tiny town aquarium has nurse sharks in the back for the mansions around there).
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#177Mmm guessing that I missed the train on this 'un, but in case someone stumbles upon this and is concerned aboot the FX of PFAS, besides water filtration – and I recommend this because it is literally impossible to avoid them unless your dietary sources are locally sourced (and you know they aren't fed/hydrated with PFAS ridden feed/water) – CoQ10 is, thus far, the singular supplement/medicine jawn I know of to aid your body's removal of the endogenous activating particles.
Realizing I should provide some source as I'm no expert. I don't think this is the original paper I stumbled upon, but I imagine it says much of the same...
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367212337_The_antio...
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Reverse osmosis.
Reverse osmosis wastes so much water though
In the other thread, someone mentioned this RO unit with 95% recovery:
https://hanspremiumwater.com/reverse-osmosis/
Mention: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36662101
And
> You can dramatically increase efficiency by adding a permeate pump, search Amazon, they can be had very cheaply, they recycle the concentrate, increasing recovery and filter effectiveness.
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The only problem is that also needed things are removed from the water. Like natrium and other things.
Are they needed more than PFAS?
Natrium and other substances of mineralic origin are required for the human body. Dinking water withoit them is an effective way to destroy vital organs, since the water will pull it from your cells via osmosis.
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#180Earlier quoted context omitted.
The US has a long, long history of racism. It's not racist to point that out.
Saying white when you mean "rich and powerful" is intentional racism.
It also happens to be pretty factual. There are somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 billionaires in the US. Take a guess how many of them are black.