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[–] solrize 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Might help to filter out the chemicals before drinking.

[–] BreadOven 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

You can't really "filter" out these chemicals when they're fully dissolved in the water.

There's always distillation, but that's not practical at all on the scale of drinking water for cities.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Reverse osmosis is the other option, but it's also not cost-effective at city scale.

[–] BreadOven 1 points 2 months ago

Ah, good point. Forgot about that one haha.

[–] asdfasdfasdf 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We have a home distiller and use it for all our drinking water. It's very easy to use. Highly recommend.

[–] LowtierComputer 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] solrize 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I had thought activated charcoal could remove the chemicals. No I don't mean city scale. I meant after the water comes out of the tap but before you drink it. City water has to be treated to not harbor too many germs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] BreadOven 2 points 2 months ago

Ah, interesting. Didn't think it would be caught by activated carbon. Good to know, thanks.

[–] JackFrostNCola 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Definitely filter out that H2O chemical

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

There's di-hydrogen monoxide in the water!