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Plastic found in water contained in a plastic bottle. Not really shocked.
by thomaswang 7y ago
Plastic found in water contained in a plastic bottle. Not really shocked.
- saluki 7y agoI used to think the same thing, But I've seen reports recently that these levels are in rain water and tap water as well. The particles are just in the water cycle now it seems. Looking forward to more information.
- neonhomer 7y agoIs there any reports that show information for tap water?
- rjsw 7y agoDasani is tap water.
- NegativeLatency 7y agohttps://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/microplastics-in-drinking-water/en/ https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/mic...
- copperx 7y agoWhat I don't get is how do the microplastics get to the clouds. Do they evaporate like water?
- z2 7y ago>...plastic bottle I'm even confused by this point--given that some of the water (e.g. San Pellegrino) often comes in glass bottles, can we even assume all bottles measured were plastic? It seems like it should be obvious or else it would be a useless study, but I fail to find a single assertion that all bottled water tested were indeed plastic bottles. That and S. Pellegrino has such a low max count compared with others...
- inimino 7y agoWould you expect glass dust in a water sold in glass?
- dougmwne 7y agoHonestly I would, in microscopic quantities.
- NegativeLatency 7y agoThe bottle may be glass for San Pellegrino, but the cap relies on plastic for a good seal, and you can bet that once the water comes out of the ground it goes through some plastic pipes on its way to the bottle.
- hiccuphippo 7y agoThere's probably plastic involved in the process of extracting/bottling the water.