Billions Of People Likely To Be Drinking Water Contaminated With Plastic Microfibers
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Billions Of People Likely To Be Drinking Water Contaminated With Plastic Microfibers
"Right around the planet, billions of people are drinking water that is laced with tiny plastic microfibers. That is the worrying conclusion of a global analysis of drinking water, which found that 83 percent of tap water sampled contained traces of microplastic.
The implications for our own health are as yet unknown, although the investigation carried out by Orb Media has led to calls for urgent research into what impact they may be having on the scores of people from high- to low-income countries that are consuming the tiny bits of plastic..."
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http://www.iflscience.com/environment/billions-of-people-likely-to-be-drinking-water-contaminated-with-plastic-microfibers/
#Plastic #Water #Health #Microplastic
http://www.iflscience.com/environment/billions-of-people-likely-to-be-drinking-water-contaminated-with-plastic-microfibers/
Billions Of People Likely To Be Drinking Water Contaminated With Plastic Microfibers
"Right around the planet, billions of people are drinking water that is laced with tiny plastic microfibers. That is the worrying conclusion of a global analysis of drinking water, which found that 83 percent of tap water sampled contained traces of microplastic.
The implications for our own health are as yet unknown, although the investigation carried out by Orb Media has led to calls for urgent research into what impact they may be having on the scores of people from high- to low-income countries that are consuming the tiny bits of plastic..."
Learn more:
http://www.iflscience.com/environment/billions-of-people-likely-to-be-drinking-water-contaminated-with-plastic-microfibers/
#Plastic #Water #Health #Microplastic
http://www.iflscience.com/environment/billions-of-people-likely-to-be-drinking-water-contaminated-with-plastic-microfibers/
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