New Filter Removes 98.5% of Microplastics From Wastewater

Engineers have developed a textile cascade filter that removes up to 98.5% of microplastics from wastewater, offering a practical and scalable solution to one of the most pervasive environmental contamination problems of the modern era. The filter uses layered fabric technology that can be retrofitted into existing water treatment facilities at relatively low cost. The breakthrough addresses growing alarm over microplastic contamination in drinking water, oceans, and even human bloodstreams.