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‘Miracle tree’ removes 98% of microplastics from drinking water, outperforming chemical alternatives
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Innerworld lemmy.world Innerworld@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-16
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Link: https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/21/miracle-tree-removes-98-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-outperforming-chemical-altern
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PennyRoyal sh.itjust.works PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-09-02
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TLDR it’s the Moringa tree
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twelvety fedia.io twelvety@fedia.io
Joined: 2025-08-16
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Technical TLDR;

The seeds of the Moringa tree are processed to produce a "salt based extract" which acts as a coagulant that's better than traditional alum-based products in floccing microparticles for easier filtration.
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cRazi_man europe.pub cRazi_man@europe.pub
Joined: 2025-06-04
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twelvety wrote:
Technical TLDR; The seeds of the Moringa tree are processed to produce a "salt based extract" which acts as a coagulant that's better than traditional alum-based products in floccing microparticles for easier filtration.

Do you have a blog or podcast or something I could follow?
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Grass sh.itjust.works Grass@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-30
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twelvety wrote:
Technical TLDR; The seeds of the Moringa tree are processed to produce a "salt based extract" which acts as a coagulant that's better than traditional alum-based products in floccing microparticles for easier filtration.

Isn't that tree one of those praised by natural health influencers? Is it still safe to consume if it absorbs all the junk?
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DragonTypeWyvern midwest.social DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
Joined: 2024-05-23
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Grass wrote:
Isn't that tree one of those praised by natural health influencers? Is it still safe to consume if it absorbs all the junk?

Do not eat trees unless they're one of the trees that it's okay to eat
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Railcar8095 lemmy.world Railcar8095@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
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DragonTypeWyvern wrote:
Do not eat trees unless they're one of the trees that it's okay to eat

Same applies to fruits, vegetables, animals and rocks
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HubertManne piefed.social HubertManne@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-03-13
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Grass wrote:
Isn't that tree one of those praised by natural health influencers? Is it still safe to consume if it absorbs all the junk?

sounds like he is saying the sead is used as a component of a filter rather than the tree doing the filter as part of its life cycle. I thought @twelvety@fedia.io did the tldr to relate that particular part honestly.
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