Plastic in Your Drink? Bottled Water Under Scrutiny; Research Finds Widespread Presence of Nanoplastics

Plastic in Your Drink? Bottled Water Under Scrutiny: Research Finds Widespread Presence of Nanoplastics

Alarming study reveals bottled water of popular brands contain up to 100 times more nanoplastics than previously estimated and could pose serious health risks A typical one-liter (33-ounce) bottle of water contains some 240,000 plastic fragments on average, according to a new study. Many of those fragments have historically gone undetected, the researchers determined, suggesting that health concerns linked to plastic pollution may be dramatically underestimated. The peer-reviewed study, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to evaluate bottled water for the…

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