The just-published 124-page report from the World Health Organization (WHO) is the first major international study to examine the potential human health risks caused by exposure to microplastics in drinking water — and it found there are more microplastics present in bottled water than in tap wa...
"Based on the limited information we have, microplastics in drinking water don't appear to pose a health risk at current levels. But we need to find out more. We also need to stop the rise in plastic pollution worldwide," said Dr. Maria Neira, director of WHO's Department of Public H...
Microplastics are an emerging environmental pollutant detected in different environments, but studies in Iraq are rare, if not nonexistent. Our research aims to detect the presence of microplastics in raw water and drinking water treatment plants in Baghdad. Water sample...
根据第一段“Microplastics (微塑料) pollute drinking water. Data now suggest all of us have microplastics in our bodies. Some plastics are harmful.(微塑料污染饮用水。现在的数据表明,我们所有人体内都有微塑料。有些塑料是有害的)”以及第五段的“The ultrasound treatment removed about four in every ...
The global water industry can breathe a temporary collective sigh of relief over microplastics, for now at least. “Optimised” drinking water and wastewater treatment systems are considered “highly effective” in removing microplastics, according to the latest analysis from the World Health Organisation...
The WHO released its latest and the first report, Microplastics in Drinking-Water, on Thursday to examine the potential human health risks associated with exposure to tiny, often microscopic pieces of plastic known as "microplastics" in the environment. ...
water.When in thewater,they are swallowed by fish and other animalsand then enter the food chain.2 Even more concerning is the fact that the plastic has also been found in drinkingwater across the world.This means that we are drinking plastic every day.Scientists do not know what level of...
Scott Coffin, Ph.D., California State Water Resources Control Board, will present the world’s first regulatory investigation ofmicroplasticsin drinking water. His presentation, “Microplastics in drinking water: California’s path towards assessing risks and developing regulations,” outlines the ...
D. Microplastics in drinking water bring few health risks. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 答案见上【语篇解读】 在海水和河水里,我们都发现了微塑料。 世界卫生 组织表示,现有证据似乎无法证明饮用水中的微塑料对人体有害。 5.答案与解析:B 细节理解题。 根据第二段中的“the review said available ...
D Microplastics(微塑料) pollute drinking water. Dat a now suggest all of us have microplastics in our bodies. Some plastics are harmful.Menake Piyasena, a professor at the New Mexico Institute of Mining an d Technology,an d his team worke d on a new process. In the past, Piyasen a ...