Boiling Reduces Microplastics in Drinking Water (Study)

Roger Seheult, MD of MedCram explains a study in which boiling water reduced microplastics in drinking water. See all Dr. Seheult's videos at: www.medcram.com/
(This video was recorded on February 29th, 2024)
Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at www.medcram.com/
He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.
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[@Medcram]

A lot of comments asking questions that are answered in the video. Please watch the video before asking why boiling water would make microplastics go away. Go to medcram.com for more continuing medical education videos. Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, EMTs, or just want to know more about medicine.

[@ytcomms3945]

Reduces? Plastics are not going to evaporate at water boiling temperature. Melt perhaps somewhat.

[@briangriffiths114]

Off-topic, but your Light as Medicine case study video has been viewed recently by a good neighbour, who is now purchasing two near-IR lamps, one for them and one for a family member. The trigger for this was their elderly close relative having recently been hospitalised due to a respiratory illness, which then led to our discussion about the benefits of near-IR light. Keep these videos coming, please!

[@StefanLopuszanski]

​@@ytcomms3945: Did you watch the video? They settle to the body. They don't go into the air

[@ytcomms3945]

Did you understand anything after watching?@@StefanLopuszanski

[@StefanLopuszanski]

@@ytcomms3945 : Yes, did you? Because it doesn't seem like you did based on your comments.

[@chadsworthgigafuckii598]

So we have literally regressed to the point of having to boil our water before we drink it . Way to go humanity

[@caretakerfochr3834]

You can boil it after you drink it but it still tastes bad.

[@chadsworthgigafuckii598]

@@caretakerfochr3834 🤣

[@dojokonojo]

My parents have a triple osmosis filter installed and they still boil their water. They've been doing this for over 30 years.

[@sl4983]

Boil it and then what?

[@chadsworthgigafuckii598]

​@@sl4983 lol drink it

[@kmstins]

Oh no! Do your parents know how bad reverse osmosis is for their health? It pulls all the minerals from the body of whoever drinks it. Ever wonder why you can't use a stainless steel hose to run to your refrigerator if you have reverse osmosis? You must use platic tubing because the R.O. water will eat through metal. The water will take everything that was stripped from it by the osmosis procedure. This warning has been posted for many years, but people still ignore it and drink this "purified" water. 😬

[@PersonalDev-cx5fe]

@@chadsworthgigafuckii598 And then, what?

[@justanotherweirdo11]

​@@PersonalDev-cx5feThe urinary system.

[@jimcarroll8977]

Beware of unintended consequences - does boiling also dissolve some of the plasticizers and other processing chemicals that are part of plastics (added to facilitate the manufacturing process)? I understand the article was paywalled, but to your knowledge did the authors do a chemical analysis of the water chemistry after boiling?

[@Medcram]

Boiling it in the stainless steel pan is unlikely to increase chemicals

[@jimcarroll8977]

@@Medcram Sorry, it's not the pan or boiling container I was referring to, but the plastics themselves which are in practice almost always mixtures of chemicals. For example a common disposable water battle is often made from PET (polyethylene terephthalate) as the base plastic plus other chemicals. These other chemicals are often added to modify rheology or flow performance (for producing the bottle), improve oxidative performance, lubricate the production molds, or improve the temperature performance or impact resistance of the final product. It's these additives that I'm concerned about. Why? Well, the now well known endocrine disrupting phthalates, such as BPA, are added to plastics to toughen them. So back to my original question: does the process of boiling water with microplastics actually release some of these other chemicals. Just wondering if the study authors thought of this....

[@neerajakkarachittoor181]

What is your take on Kangen water ?

[@RICDirector]

Exvellent point! Also, once removed from the water by precipitaton, what do you do with them? And how much additional calcium winds up in the water?

[@raraavis7782]

​@@jimcarroll8977 Good question. I would also like a comparison to commonly available water filters.

[@nerd26373]

This channel always gives us the information we all deserve to know. We look forward to hear more.

[@cornpop7805]

Read the comment I wrote most recently.

[@DrunkComments]

​@cornpop7805 really? Does plastic just evaporate 😅 no...

[@cornpop7805]

@ShayZ909 I'm saying that boiling it is essentially useless for getting rid of microplastics. But, the mechanism is: the minerals break apart in hard water when it's boiled. Then, when the water cools, the minerals stick back together, trapping some of the microplastics into the mix. The process is energy intensive and very ineffective. Just using a water filter does a much, much better job of getting rid of microplastics.

[@DrunkComments]

@cornpop7805 ohhh..my snarky, flippant comment was directed towards @nerd.. Not at you! I agree with everything you have said!!

[@cornpop7805]

@ShayZ909 Well, at least @nerd.. looks pretty hot in her picture profile.

[@richardkaz2336]

Boycot all kettkes that have plastic bodies, seals, filters or viweing windows. We empty all unused boiled water into a lage glass container with a stainless steel tap and glass lid for drinking water storage . It tastes better and no chlorine odor. Plus boiling the water reduced bological pathergens, but rememger to run down the water and empty it every 3-4weeks to get rid off the settled particles and clean the container before refilling with cooled boiled water. We have done this since the late 80's and noticed the incidents of frequent cold/flu like ailments ceased.

[@YougoGlenCoco-]

Hmm pretty good suggestions, thank you for sharing! 👍🏾🫡

[@jd-gw4gr]

ii have been listen to dr. seheult since the covid-19 epidemic and found his advice invaluable to my overall well being: thank you dr. seheult.

[@teddybearroosevelt1847]

Unfortunately he was a Fauci shill when it came down to life saving medicines such as IVM and HCQ. I get that he didn’t wanna risk his career and his channel on here, but still, he clearly has a pro-Fauci and his fellow crooks bias

[@maciejtrybilo]

“It’s a very simple solution” I see what you did there 😊

[@chachavessel]

Lol.😅😂😂

[@halfhalf656]

My concern is that under high heat of boiling the water, does the plastic release or break down to some harmful substance that’s the water filter can not capture?

[@ruthhorowitz7625]

If it did they would probably be VOC's which would be a respiratory concern.

[@ShazWag]

This is apparently how you get rid of it kzbin.infoQKLwtHRJ3Fs

[@delo3936]

Didn't mention reverse osmosis. Evaluating home potable water filtration systems now Cheers

[@shihtzusrule9115]

I don't think RO does it. I switched over to Culligan's years ago for drinking, cooking, washing vegetables in and brushing my teeth. Most systems, including Culligan's, which I have used for years, are using microfilters not nano. but Culligan uses plastic bottles anyway. Hard to find glass. Our city uses microfilters b/c we have cryptosporidium in our raw water source. I read somewhere that regular charcoal filters could capture nanoplastics but it didn't talk about the exact size. What do you do with the CaCO deposits... please don't say let them go down the drain. We need a muti-pronged attack and stop the use of plastics and stop sending them to the landfill. I'd be interested in finding out if burning them is safer than dumping them or would that be trading one problem for another.

[@hagbard72]

Good luck, they all involve plastic at some point.

[@knoweyes]

What method of filtering is used after it’s boiled? Lord, if it isn’t one thing, it’s a million.

[@RICDirector]

I would think a coffee filter would do the trick....

[@knoweyes]

@@RICDirector thank you!

[@sl4983]

​@@RICDirectorOkay, so pour our water through a coffee filter, I'm guessing the unbleached kind.

[@cornpop7805]

A coffee filter is around 100x more efficient. A standard 1um filter in your refrigerator, or filter pitcher is WAY more than 100x better. This research and method are useless.

[@chachavessel]

It's unclear, he didn't quite explain it.

[@HeatherH1]

I have hard tap water and have to clean the coffee maker and kettle every month as the calcium builds up on the heat elements otherwise. I have a water softener for the hot water but in Canada, we don't have our cold water flow through the softener. Very interesting study!

[@AdvMedic2010]

I’ve been boiling my tap water for years!

[@donnaw2868]

Thank you for this helpful information.

[@javadivawithdog]

Excellent subject. THX!

[@TheBoss0110101001]

The method that helped us out of the dark ages is still keeping us safe even now.

[@chachavessel]

We're still in the dark ages, lol.

[@chachavessel]

Superb content, its greatly appreciated. Now, could you please elaborate on "decant the top and filter it" please explain this exact process. People are writing and making videos about this without making clear.

[@Medcram]

Carbon block filtration or a commercially available filter would be able to filter out the precipitatants.

[@sl4983]

So, does this show that you can also boil bottled water to remove some of the plastics in it then. Boiling is the key?

[@relaxedmind2474]

I was thinking the same

[@Inkling777]

This is also an argument for drinking tea. The researchers might repeat these tests and see the results making tea. If nothing else, it offers an excuse to boil water like the Brits.

[@gregoryfriston7091]

Cold tea?

[@sl4983]

And would that mean you can also boil bottled water to reduce the microplastics?

[@BrendanButler-dw1ox]

As long as you don't use tea bags. Most are made of or contain plastic.

[@eelkeaptroot1393]

Awesome info doc!

[@gracestrand2240]

Thank you so much

[@mavisemberson8737]

We boil water in electric kettles and make coffee and or tea and if there is calcium in our spring water it deposits on the kettles. We need to treat water after the earthquakes in Canterbury New Zealand.

[@Tyler-iu7fu]

does your electric kettle have any plastic parts inside it?

[@deborahhebblethwaite1865]

Great video . Thanks🇨🇦🙏

[@KoolT]

Thank you so much ❤

[@DeanOSupremo32]

Thanks for another video! speaking of insidious environmental toxin exposures, do you have any insight backed by science on environmental mold exposure as a cause of long term health issues?

[@Doozy_Titter]

So how can we drink only the top part of the boiled water?

[@shihtzusrule9115]

He said filter it. The deposits will stick to the pan over a period of time and also sink to the bottom. A coffee filter might do it or a charcoal filter - AFTER the nanoplastics are tied up in the calcium carbonate or water deposits. You can see them, they'll make water cloudy if you swirl it. Vinegar dissolves it off of the sides of the pans but that suspends it in the water again.

[@chachavessel]

He doesn't know.

[@hagbard72]

Boil then run through a water filter, like a Brita? But then aren't you reintroducing microplastic from the Brita? Dug my Brita out of storage and that came to mind.

[@Medcram]

Good point. I use a carbon block filter in cased in stainless steel.

[@Medcram]

But even then the tubing is plastic. 😜

[@UT99scratch]

thankyou

[@WillNewcomb]

Here in Changsha China we routinely boil all our drinking water, already filtered at the sink faucette.

[@DK-sc4gn]

Can reverse osmosis water systems remove microplastics from drinking water?

[@rcmrcm3370]

yes, but they can also increase them. A good flushing on installation and after maintenance and proper on schedule replacement of cartridges is important.

[@laurawoodford1225]

I don’t think so

[@sl4983]

​@@rcmrcm3370That makes sense.

[@cornpop7805]

A coffee filter is around 100x more efficient. A standard 1um filter in your refrigerator, or filter pitcher is WAY more than 100x better. This research and method are useless. An RO filter is way better than a 1um filter. So, absolutely yes.

[@Corteum]

Does boiling tap water have any effect on fluoride that's in the tap water?

[@TheDanEdwards]

"... fluoride that's in the tap water"

[@Corteum]

@@TheDanEdwards What does that mean?

[@CatOxO]

No

[@skatealex1]

Is there any way to test your local water? There has been some past reports about PFAS in our water here before.

[@-fred]

If a water company provides your water, they probably have the data you want. If your water source is independent, maybe your county or agricultural extension could help with testing.

[@skatealex1]

@-fred yeah. The problem is this company is quite sketchy- (they ate reviewed poorly if you search customer reviews). I'll try to see if there's a county place I can reach out to. Thanks

[@hollycatania9997]

Hydroviv water filters customize water filters based on the contaminants in your city (shark tank company).

[@laurawoodford1225]

Most counties test water so simply request their annual redukts

[@teddybearroosevelt1847]

There is indeed PFAS in tap water and it’s virtually impossible to test for them. While there are thousands of PFAS chemicals there are only tests for three of them. It now turns out they’re toxic from levels a thousand times lower than the minimum values of those measuring devices. And the other thousands of chemicals they can’t test for. It’s in everything: your tap water, your food (they use PFAS pesticides now - just unbelievable), your clothes, your detergent, your shampoo, your furniture. It’s even found in organic food and fish is one of the largest sources of PFAS. It is in everything and it kills and it gets lots of people terribly sick without them knowing it’s because of the PFAS.

[@douglaswatt1582]

Fascinating. Wonder about activated charcoal filters ability to remove nmp

[@chachavessel]

No, they are not totally effective for this, they do however make the water taste better by removing the chlorine.

[@CP-jc9lj]

What if you run water through a percolator with a paper filter? Will the paper capture the plastic or will you still have to let it sit, drop out of solution and then siphon off... and how low can you go without disturbing the precipitation on the bottom? If after it cools and you pour it into a Britta , does the plastic in the filter defeat the purpose?

[@cornpop7805]

I just tried drinking boiling water and scalded my mouth and esophagus. Maybe it's something you have to build up to.

[@Medcram]

You didn’t watch the video then. We said to let it cool down

[@toby9999]

I'm sure you didn't :)

[@Bob_Adkins]

@@toby9999 Some people just don't get humor.

[@MeoithTheSecond]

@@Bob_Adkins I tried humor the boiling water still burnt my throat.

[@teri2466]

😂

[@robyn3349]

How about we stop putting microplastics into the water supply?

[@noyou9798]

Good luck with organizing the entire world around this cause. We can't even agree on the right approach to COVID, climate change and how to say tomato

[@howardhaas6575]

@@noyou9798 Only one of those is a real problem.

[@Medcram]

There’s nothing about talking about this that prevents us from talking about other things as well. As mentioned we’ve already discussed this.

[@johnh4957]

@@noyou9798 isn't it spelled tomatoe?

[@noyou9798]

@@howardhaas6575 See - you just proved my point

[@KimForsberg]

Sounds a lot like this tiger repellant I have. As long as I've ever had it, I've never been attacked by a tiger, so I know it's effective.

[@MonikaRokika]

do we need to boil the tap water that is filtered and or purified? we have a filter and purifier on our tap. thanks for the info!

[@Medcram]

It depends on the type of purification. It seems as though Reverse Osmosis is able to get rid of a lot of plastics, but other types may or may not. You have to look at your manufacturer to see if they are rated to get rid of micro plastics.

[@martytennant]

@@Medcram, advocating reverse osmosis (RO) filtration could be a huge mistake. I’m sure you’ve heard of the recent Columbia University study on RO filtered bottled water. They found an average of 240,000 nanoplastic particles per liter of commercially filtered RO water, with the majority of the nanoplastics coming from the RO membrane itself! In my opinion, it was irresponsible for them to exclude home based RO filtered water from their study. Many people believe a home based RO system is the holy grail of filtration, but until this water is tested for nanoplastics, just like the commercial RO was, we simply don’t know.

[@deepakhiranandani6488]

Very interesting and potentially useful. Thanks. Where I live, in coastal India, the water seems to be soft. I haven't noticed much scaling but will look carefully now. It would be good to find some way to 'harden' water: some easily available substance which would be convenient to measure so as not to add too much. Epsom salt: I don't what exactly that is but it came to the mind. Anyhow, thanks for another video that's very good to watch.

[@raraavis7782]

You can add minerals to water. People who filter their water often do that, because completely demineralized water isn't great, either. You can google 'trace minerals for filtered water', if you want to look for a product available to you.

[@deepakhiranandani6488]

@@raraavis7782 thanks for the idea. I shall do that.

[@sl4983]

So basically they're saying don't drink bottled water? I never thought that tap water has micro plastics anyway.

[@shihtzusrule9115]

Everything has nanoplastics in it, including animals and more than likely plants too.

[@CatOxO]

Tap water has everything. Plastics, forever chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals.

[@justgivemethetruth]

My cities water systems that on average it has 34 parts per million CaCO3. I think that qualified as soft water. So, what can I do to get rid of plastic particles? And how about a quality countertop water distiller - is distillation good for removing micro/nano/plastics?

[@Fair-to-Middling]

Sounds like a great experiment to do with kids. (I used to homeschool.) I wonder if you can see any of the particles on the bottom, or just filter them out assuming there is something there.

[@rcmrcm3370]

It would be pretty hard to id anything that small without a decent microscope, and probably an advanced method for scraping off the Calcium Carbonate deposited on the outside of the microparticles. They would encapsulated in the calcium deposits on the kettle bottom. I guess this may mean that soft water may not be effective at depositing microplastics.

[@Bob_Adkins]

@@rcmrcm3370 You can easily spot individual 150um particles suspended in a glass of water against a back light. If the particles are clear, it would be harder to spot them.

[@skripnigor]

Can this mean that hot water from the tap already has less microplastics?

[@sl4983]

No, it's not that hot

[@markgraham2312]

Very good.

[@sl4983]

The study was conducted in China?

[@TheDanEdwards]

"The study was conducted in China?" - apparently. And that matters because... ????

[@qigong1001]

Do carbon filters work to get rid of the plastics? Or is the recommendation to boil it first, then pour through the carbon filter? Or are we talking about another type of filter?

[@robertrinehuls9099]

Actually some water filters add their own plastic microparticles to the filtered water.

[@agate360]

What happens if you boil bottled distilled water from plastic bottles that does not contain calcium magnesium to trap the microplastics; will that still reduce or eliminate any microplastics that may have leached from the bottle to the water?

[@rcmrcm3370]

Not by this mechanism.

[@laurawoodford1225]

Water bottles have even more plastics so your are compounding the problem

[@danielm3776]

Question - wouldn't this also remove valuable minerals /electrolytes the body needs as well?

[@Medcram]

No. Because the minerals that you’re losing are only those that precipitate. The water is fully saturated with minerals to begin with.

[@theCanticle9]

Dear Professor Seheult, 🙂 I think I am not the only one who would be immensely interested to hear your thoughts on the study titled "Regular use of fish oil supplements and course of cardiovascular diseases: prospective cohort study" (BMJ Medicine), with results suggesting association between regular use of fish oil supplements and heightened risk of developing atrial fibrillation (13%), as well as heightened risk of having a stroke (5%) - for people with no known cardiovascular disease (at the start of the monitoring period). 🤔

[@Medcram]

Interesting. I’ll look it up

[@jonl7819]

Oh I just filter my water into my plastic water pitcher

[@BarbosaUral]

After you boil and cool the water, what size filter should be used?IOW, what micron size filter?

[@gribbler1695]

The finer the better, but should be at least 2.5 microns.

[@laienke7046]

Oh BTW, don't use a plastic electric kettle to boil your plastic water for your plastic kidney, assuming you have one left that is still natural and functioning. My house mate always boils her drinking water in a glass jug, seems sensible to me.

[@sl4983]

How do you boil it in glass?

[@laienke7046]

@@sl4983 glass cup in a microwave, glass electric kettle, pyrex saucepan.... oh the list goes on...crystal skull...

[@sl4983]

@@laienke7046 ok glass electric kettle, Pyrex saucepan

[@sl4983]

@@laienke7046 I did not even know electric glass kettles existed, thank you! 👍

[@LynetteCorn-dv1zt]

Wouldn't that leave a residue on the container it's boiled in? Then whatever you use it for the next time would cause you to ingest the plate anyway, or throw out the container after each use? You can go through a lot of teapots that way!

[@Medcram]

No. The micro plastics are a seed for precipitation of the calcium which enlarges the size to the point that you can filter it out with a regular filter.

[@budprepper3811]

So water filters like Brita filters don't filter those out?

[@laurawoodford1225]

Nope

[@chachavessel]

Those filters IMO are mainly for taste, it also removes out the cash from your wallet. Plus they tend to build up mold quite quickly, a thorough weekly cleaning is needed.

[@paulchristopherriley7503]

Dr. Seheult This poses a problem for me. We steam our vegetables and I drink the steamer water. We heard that vitamins are leached from the vegetables into the water. I guess I should wait till it cools.. Also I wonder what the chemical structures are rendered to with boiling?

[@katiedid1851]

Vit C does not survive heating.

[@sl4983]

I wondered your last question also.

[@paulchristopherriley7503]

@@sl4983 About the last question I assumed the bio chemical ring structures would be broken by the heating and wondered what bio molecules would be created from the boiling process. But this was only a musing. Thanks

[@sl4983]

@@paulchristopherriley7503 it makes sense, because it seems like it would be changing the molecules to something.

[@sl4983]

@@paulchristopherriley7503 Dr Ana Mihalcea just posted on this on her sub stack. It's very interesting

[@zephsmith3499]

So if we have hard enough water, and we boil it, let it precipitate and cool, then then filter it, we might reduce our microplastics from water by 80% - but the article doesn't suggest doing that for all of our drinking water. Is it suggesting that be done in water processing plants instead, then?

[@Medcram]

This discovery might lead to just such procedures.

[@laurelthompson6167]

boiling stones from chemistry class?? would they work?

[@ShazWag]

I'm wondering what the best way of filtering cooled, boiled water is. All studies on Brita (and all "Brita-like") water filters have shown way more bacteria contamination than straight tap water, and reverse osmosis filters remove all the essential minerals the body needs. Remineralising reverse osmosis filtered "water" (it's technically no longer _water_ after this process) isn't at all as efficient and doesn't dissolve as well as when it's added by the water authorities. I've been reading a lot of studies on this in scientific journals and also why minerals in water are important.

[@AbacusincInfo]

The article is stating it is contingent upon calcium carbonate in hard water attaching to the molecules after boiling and settling. If the water is treated and does not contain calcium carbonate it may not work.

[@martytennant]

Maybe you could add calcium carbonate to the water before boiling.

[@chachavessel]

Our water is treated but rich in CC, hard water.

[@Whatnok]

So is the plastic me,ting or are the plastics evaporating

[@laurawoodford1225]

The plastic bits are sticking to the minerals like glue

[@duewhit310]

As i understand it, cooking plastic is NOT a good idea. If your filter cant block particles, i dont think theres anything else you can do.

[@eastmanwebb5477]

Based on your comment, it seems that you did not watch the entire video.

[@nosretep1960]

Pressure cooking?

[@chiloh1051]

Trade off looks like electrolyte imbalances, mineral deficiencies, and a new day where uncontaminated calcium may be hard to come by.

[@auburnandgrey4457]

Filter how? Would have to be a special filter to catch such small debris.

[@stevenverrall4527]

Do not confuse microplastics with PFAS. PFAS persist after boiling and are known to be harmful even at levels below what are currently detectable.

[@Medcram]

Carbon block.

[@stevenverrall4527]

@@Medcram Filtration may remove PFAS from water, but does not destroy them. PFAS captured in filters reach an extremely toxic concentration and therefore become a biohazard. The good news is that systems (in the R&D phase) are being developed that will permanently destroy PFAS. The first of these systems will be for industrial, not household, use. I work in this R&D field and don't forsee household systems. The industrial systems will be very expensive to manufacture, but still economical for large waste producers.

[@LYJManchesterUnited]

How about water purifiers?

[@cornpop7805]

A coffee filter is around 100x more efficient. A standard 1um filter in your refrigerator, or filter pitcher is WAY more than 100x better. This research and method are useless.

[@TehPwnerer]

So I should boil my bottled water to help reduce microplastics, right on!

[@laurawoodford1225]

Pls stop buying bottles of water

[@viveviveka2651]

What about reverse osmosis filtration?

[@bellam31]

I’ve always been taught not to cook food in plastic because it releases chemicals into the food including that one that mimics oestrogen. So boiling water might remove the plastic but wouldn’t it first release chemicals into the water?

[@claudemonet5415]

What about stone and clay/colloidal silver filters like we use in third world countries?

[@Dudeguymansir]

So this is speculation on an abstract for a paper we can’t read?

[@BarbaraDettori]

How to filter the water? Would any water filter do?

[@Medcram]

Pretty much. The calcium precipitation enlarges the micro particles to the point that a regular filter would be able to filter them out.

[@Ockv74]

❤❤❤

[@rugershooter5268]

Our boss works part time at another water plant, everything they do we do.....they went away from alum and lime to a polymer, but it wasn't until another plant did the same thing that we switched........since you can't find tune a polymer you always end up overfeeding and of course this clogs up filters Then they went to putting a polymer in at the entry point, past the filters, for the purpose of coating the lines to help prevent breaks.......so we added this process too It's been years but the line breaks are becoming rare, so that works, the customer has to filter that out.......if they know about it.......the plummers know about it A full house filter is not necessary, and is costly because it will get clogged quickly.......a filter on lines going to drinking water will last much longer than filtering all water We use to use faucet filter but it clogged pretty fast because we were filtering dishwater......we switched to a pitcher filter and get all our drinking\cooking water from the pitcher If your water doesn't have little critters living in it, and it probably doesn't, boiling will also remove any free CL2, so storage of the water shouldn't be very long If your water does have little critters, boiling will kill them, but it will leave the water vulnerable to attack by germs......so you will need to drink the water fairly fast and clean your storage container often

[@heidigonzalez146]

Does boiling it turn it into toxic airborne particles?

[@Medcram]

No

[@TheJozhou6891]

I believe this has to be hard water and most likely require filtering after to remove precipitate.

[@robertwood9984]

I started boiling my water to off gas the Chlorine. As i understand Testosterone is a very delicate hormone easily affected by trace chemical compounds in drinking water. So i Brita filter prior boiling, then again after boiling. Tastes better.

[@Medcram]

Carbon block will get rid of chlorine too.

[@sheboyganjohnny]

I've tried several times yesterday and today but this video will not playback for me in Firefox.

[@Medcram]

That’s interesting. Perhaps try your phone?

[@neerajakkarachittoor181]

What is your take on Kangen Water ..

[@sl4983]

Structured water?

[@neerajakkarachittoor181]

@@sl4983 may be ..can you provide more details on it ,like a lecture ?

[@kathb1683]

So how do we get our much needed minerals in our drinking water?

[@Medcram]

It’s does not eliminate all minerals just the excess that precipitates

[@howardhaas6575]

You shouldn’t have to boil your tap water in a developed nation.

[@olivere5497]

Tell that to southern Europe. Heheheh.

[@toby9999]

Why not?

[@rcmrcm3370]

Tell that to large swaths of Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. Oh shoot, you did say developed nation. Sorry.

[@Phantom-mk4kp]

@howardhass Unfortunately not everyone, like yourself has never been a consumer of plastics. I am assuming that's the case, and you've never used plastics throughout your life. Otherwise you wouldn't deny all responsibility and blame others, would you.

[@teri2466]

You shouldn't have to boil it anywhere.

[@mtrum79]

Does boiling the water take out the good things in the water as well?

[@Medcram]

No

[@noyb1010]

Ever tried boiling bottled water? Please conduct that test and share your findings with us. Thanks in advance.

[@suzettecalleja3122]

What if you filter your water through a Berkey filter or a ceramic filter?

[@cornpop7805]

That type of filtration is literally more than 100x better. See my long post for details.

[@JesgateOnDown]

How does boiling it remove plastics? Even if it were to melt plastic to a liquid form its still in the water, isn't it?

[@Medcram]

Watch the video. It’s all in the video.

[@SuperAmazingAnt]

Brofessor, every food is packed in plastic at some point from tetra packs to the machine the crush your orange juice.

[@Medcram]

So we’re talking about drinking water.

[@sl4983]

Hence the microplastics problem.

[@SuperAmazingAnt]

In study abstract their estimation is based on calories@@Medcram

[@SuperAmazingAnt]

Looked at other study , average male has 8mg of microplastic did not have time to read yet how much variation they had in small group. Chemically some plastic prob could have more problems others prob.not so much.

[@daviddunger]

where do they go?

[@Medcram]

They precipitate with the excess minerals which are large enough to be filtered out after boiling.

[@janedough6575]

How does boiling get rid of plastic? I would think it would make it more concentrated. But what do I know.

[@Medcram]

It’s in the video.

[@janedough6575]

@@Medcram I am still skeptical.

[@supdude1476]

What about the estrogen?

[@MosleyEiswater]

Boiling also increases the leaching of plastic ingredients into the water.

[@Medcram]

Boiling water in stainless steel prevents this.

[@margottfon330]

💥Question: what about the idea, that to boil water, is to kill all the minerals in it?? TY))

[@Medcram]

Minerals are not killed by boiling.

[@followthemark4062]

Isn't it fun that instead of drinking it ppl will be out there vaporizing it into their homes and breathing it in. Beautiful

[@Medcram]

Boiling water does not make the plastics go into the vapor. So no.

[@gasoline1707]

@@MedcramThen where does it go?

[@followthemark4062]

@@Medcram yea exactly where does it go???? It doesn't disappear. This isn't magic it's science.

[@rockraideraxle]

It "precipitates" meaning it sinks to the bottom

[@followthemark4062]

@@rockraideraxle thank u. Yummy 😋 this is what my wife's hypothesis was. We hadn't really looked into this yet. So what happens when u continuously use the same pot to boil the water in? Does the plastic build up on the bottom.

[@1GoodWoman]

Honestly unless the materials are removed in steam the chemicals are simply transformed by heating/boiling into something else. It needs far more work to make me do this. I do use a filter on my tap water.

[@judybay2372]

Have been drinking unboil tap water for about 55years, till today

[@rockets4kids]

You forgot to mention just how much energy will be required to boil all of that water. Or make it clear that boiling without filtering afterwards will be pointless.

[@Medcram]

The amount of energy depends on the amount of water. We mentioned that you had to filter it in the video. Watch.

[@sigma8995]

Maybe I don't understand it fully, but... how can you possibly remove anything by boiling? Don't we have to look at the law of conservation? We don't destroy matter when we boil. It's still in the solution. It may be sitting at the bottom, but it can still be floating around and consumed. I am thinking the only way that we can remove anything from water is through filtration. And that's not truly removing; we're just separating particles and drinking water without the contaminants.

[@Medcram]

Watch the video. It’s in there.

[@CSGATI]

So where do they go?

[@Medcram]

Watch the video

[@janewalker4033]

Doesn't this mean that they are released into the air, which is then inhaled through breathing?

[@Medcram]

No. Watch the video.

[@freezo244]

Hate to break it to ya but all non-stick cooking utensils and plastic storage containers also add plastics to our bodies-up to and including the non stick plastic inside an air fryer.

[@Medcram]

That’s why you use a stainless steal container that are readily available.

[@fCLEF007]

Tbh, I am surprised you didn't pay to read the whole study. Maybe they said other stuff you could have included in this video.

[@Medcram]

There were dozens of news articles that interviewed the authors of the study. I think we got the main points.