Anthropogenic Stressors in the Environment: Wasser 3.0: Water Without Pharmaceutical Residues

摘要

Nature prefers compact systems in order to build up inorganic matter. In other words: It avoids interfaces because this involves the expenditure of energy. In spite of this preference, porous substances in nature do exist - substances with a considerable surface-to-volume-ratio. They must however be sufficiently stable kinetically. Examples are porous rock types such as volcano rock and basalt or the skeleton-like inorganic structures of diatoms and sponges. Objects of daily use produced by the hand of man follow this principle as well, for instance burnt earthenware jugs, corks or polystyrene.