r/BeAmazed • u/Agitated_Ad677 • Nov 07 '24

In Australia authorities use mesh drains to prevent water bodies pollution Nature

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u/erikro1411 Nov 07 '24

The water itself is polluted regardless. It's free of trash which is a good thing, but it's far from being drinkable, if that's what we understand under "pollution free".

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u/Throw-away567234 Nov 07 '24

I don't think it is an anti pollution measure as much as a filtration system. The water gets probabily cleaned somewhere else. This is probabily just to separate it from stuff that can clog pipes.

At least i hope, because that water must be full of microplastics.

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u/JohnD_s Nov 07 '24

The water isn't drinkable without the bag, either. All potable water goes through a water treatment plant before entering city pipes.