Bottled water products in the U.S. are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. In general, the FDA does not comment on specific studies. A spokesperson explained that when studies come out, the FDA "evaluates them as part of the body of evidence to further our understanding about a ...
It takes a long time for these plastics to decompose. For example, in some coastal areas, there are so many plastic bottles washed ashore that it has become a real eyesore and a threat to the local marine ecosystem. This is partly due to the aggressive marketing of bottled water companies...
Every minute, one million bottles of water are purchased globally, a habit that not only strains human health with the risk of chemical contamination from plastics but also burdens our planet by contributing to immense plastic waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this, only 9% of these bo...
000 plastic particles from seven types of plastics, of which 90% are identified as nanoplastics and the rest are microplastics, according to the new study.According to Sherri Mason, a researcher, the new finding strengthens long-held expert advice to drink tap water from glass or stainless ...
Bottled water has long been marketed as a safe drink—if it doesn’t come straight from a mountain spring, it’s at least clean and free of chemicals. But a new study demonstrates that bottled water may not be so safe when it comes to microscopic plastic pollutants capable of passing into...
根据第五段中“Based on other studies, we expected most of the microplastics in bottled water would come from leakage of the plastic bottle itself, which is typically made of PET(聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯) plastic,(根据其他研究,我们预计瓶装水中的大部分微塑料将来自塑料瓶本身的泄漏,塑料瓶通常由PET...
“One liter of water contained an average of 240,000 plastic particles from seven types of plastics, of which 90% were identified as nanoplastics and the rest were microplastics.”Microplastics are polymer fragments that can range from less than 0.2 inch down to 1/25,000th of an inch. ...
根据文章第一段“In a trailblazing new study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated—nanoparticles(纳米塑料)are so tiny that they cannot be seen under a microscope. (在一项开创性的新研究中,研究人员发现...
Mineral waterPlastic contaminationUrban streamScreening of polymeric microplastic debris can help to assess the extent to which plastics contaminate the environment. We here developed an easy- and rapid-to-perform method for the screening of plastic polymers, based on a newly employed fluorophore, ...
Reusable water bottles made from safe materials like stainless steel or BPA-free plastics can reduce exposure to harmful chemicals and limit plastic waste. Additionally, investing in water filtration systems at home or in public spaces can provide access to clean water without the need for single-...