Study: People Who Only Drink Bottled Water Ingest 90,000 Microplastic Particles Per Year

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/bottled-water-microplastic/?fbclid=IwAR10DUA0q3V0SLcY7HIzfBsZQmn22hirSC05FVI9AG34VRMQT98Zw7_-7ys

July 31, 2019 at 8:42 am

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A new study published in the Environmental Science & Technology journal found Americans ingest between 74,000 and 121,000 microplastic particles each year through what they breathe in, drink or eat depending on age or sex.

For someone in Lendra Brown’s shoes, who primarily drinks bottled water, the intake of microplastics jumps to 90,000 particles annually. Compare that to 4,000 microplastics annually for those who drink only tap water.

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“It is well known that plastics give off chemicals, outgas chemicals, from what they’re made from, and the plastic does deteriorate over time,” said Dr. Alfred Johnson.

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