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Unlikely Solution to Microplastic Pollution: Magnets

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Yes—magnets are a scientifically validated, low-tech, non-chemical solution for intercepting synthetic microfibers at the source of microplastic pollution: household laundry. Not as permanent magnets stuck to your fridge, but engineered ferromagnetic filtration systems installed in washing machine drain lines that…