Hopefully in future. It's just that testing for microplastics is very expensive and thus out of our budget right now. And testing for nanoplastics is extremely complicated and I don't think there is a lab that even offers nanoplastic testing.
I understand that lab test for micro,nano plastic is costy and maybe unavailble widely but i want to ask you this how we will going to know for sure RO or even non RO water system are realy not adding pastic to our water but only remove it. i can't see that now mainly firstly because there is no lab test out there to prove that and secondly all these water filters are made from plastic which is not tritan so idk we just use water filters and ignore this matter!!? Just hope you can do this test sometimes to prove that water filters do filter water with no plastic particles in it
This also depends on how you define microplastics and nanoplastics. Generally speaking, microplastic testing is doable if you have the funds to pay for it. Also, there is even an NSF certification (standard 401) for microplastic reduction, and many water filters like RO systems can easily remove microplastics. I think what you're mostly concerned with are nanoplastics which may leach into water from the plastic used by a water filter itself. But there simply is no testing method for these available to the public yet.
I totally understand but don't have a solution for it. Maybe have your water tested to determine its quality. Maybe it turns out to be good enough so that you don't even need a water filter. And if it's really bad, maybe you decide that even if a water filter might leach nanoplastics, using it is still justified because at least you get rid of all the other harmful stuff in your water
You are absolutely right. Also,,,all water filter companies should start to use all tritan and stainless steel in making their products because THEY CAN DO THAT EASILY and because at the end of the day, everyone want to use the BEST SAFE QUALITY WAY to filter their drinking water.
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Noted!
… Since some parts have plastic (Besides the Glass container) was plastic tested to see if their was any found in the water?
No, because testing for microplastics is extremely expensive and out of our budget right now.
What about the Sans RO countertop unit that’s been advertised so aggressively on Facebook this holiday season? Do you have any info on the Sans?
Not tested yet.
I also got soooo many Sans ads!
@tiffany1829 Noted!
Do you ever check for microplastics or nanoplastics?
Hopefully in future. It's just that testing for microplastics is very expensive and thus out of our budget right now. And testing for nanoplastics is extremely complicated and I don't think there is a lab that even offers nanoplastic testing.
I was going to buy one of these systems but I have very hard water. Apparently RO systems struggle with hard water.
Correct!
I understand that lab test for micro,nano plastic is costy and maybe unavailble widely but i want to ask you this how we will going to know for sure RO or even non RO water system are realy not adding pastic to our water but only remove it. i can't see that now mainly firstly because there is no lab test out there to prove that and secondly all these water filters are made from plastic which is not tritan so idk we just use water filters and ignore this matter!!?
Just hope you can do this test sometimes to prove that water filters do filter water with no plastic particles in it
This also depends on how you define microplastics and nanoplastics. Generally speaking, microplastic testing is doable if you have the funds to pay for it. Also, there is even an NSF certification (standard 401) for microplastic reduction, and many water filters like RO systems can easily remove microplastics. I think what you're mostly concerned with are nanoplastics which may leach into water from the plastic used by a water filter itself. But there simply is no testing method for these available to the public yet.
That is exactly my concern
I totally understand but don't have a solution for it. Maybe have your water tested to determine its quality. Maybe it turns out to be good enough so that you don't even need a water filter. And if it's really bad, maybe you decide that even if a water filter might leach nanoplastics, using it is still justified because at least you get rid of all the other harmful stuff in your water
You are absolutely right.
Also,,,all water filter companies should start to use all tritan and stainless steel in making their products because THEY CAN DO THAT EASILY and because at the end of the day, everyone want to use the BEST SAFE QUALITY WAY to filter their drinking water.