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A comparison with municipal water should have been done alongside. "Next, the researchers plan to look beyond bottled water to other potential sources of nanop
by dp-hackernews 3y ago
A comparison with municipal water should have been done alongside.
"Next, the researchers plan to look beyond bottled water to other potential sources of nanoplastics, including tap water."
Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later.
I imagine the results will be of no surprise to anyone - both sources contain an unacceptable level of some form of plastics.
Additionally, perhaps prompting better processing of all water source used for drinking, and potentially kill bottled water, or at the very least significantly reduce the cost of it - unless the industry manages to find some new spin for bottled water to justify its price and stay in the game.
- vasco 3y agoBottled water is an incredible thing, why would we kill it instead of making the bottles of different materials?
- distances 3y agoEven if the material was changed, shipping bottled water is a massive waste or resources and has very few actual upsides. Tap water just is the better choice in most circumstances.
- appplication 3y agoIn the US, yes. Elsewhere, not so much. Tap water is not safe in much of the world.