The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/03/the-high-school-student-whose-filter-uses-magnetic-oil-to-trap-microplastics/

This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water

A magnetic field pulls the microplastics out of the water, and the ferrofluid is recovered and reused in a closed loop. her prototype successfully removed 95.52 percent of microplastics from the water and recycled 87.15 percent of the ferrofluid.

#MiaHeller #environment #microplastics #PFAs #pollution #water

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-school-student-invented-a-filter-that-eliminates-96-percent-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-180988363/