Here’s the brutal truth, served on a chilled platter: Standard refrigerator filters are basically useless against microplastics. They’re like bringing a butter knife to a gunfight. These filters are designed to catch big bullies—things like chlorine, sediment, and that weird “old basement” taste—not the microscopic invaders.
We’re talking about particles so small you’d need a microscope to see them partying in your glass. Most fridge filters only trap things down to about 0.5 to 1 micron in size. Microplastics? They often waltz right through at sizes smaller than that. It’s like trying to catch a mosquito with a chain-link fence.
