Microplastics in drinking water pose 'minimal health risk' for now: WHO

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday the level of microplastics in drinking-water is not yet dangerous for humans but called for more research into potential future risk.

, WHO looked into the specific impact of microplastics in tap and bottled water.

WHO said that data on the presence of microplastics in drinking water is currently limited, with few reliable studies, making it difficult to analyse the results. The organisation has also urged a crackdown in plastic pollution to benefit the environment and reduce human exposure to microplastics. WHO said that microplastics larger than 150 micrometres are not likely to be absorbed by the human body but said the chance of absorbing very small microplastic particles, including nano-sized plastics, could be higher, although it said data is limited.

 

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Keri_Adams Always boil tap water but thinking bottle water is bad enough when you can taste and smell the plastic

This poisons not dangerous, drink up! Sure!! And the water in flint is Evian fresh too, right?

Interesting. How about plastic food wrap? Plastic water bottles? 'Microwaveable' plastic containers? Old PVC water pipes (PVC shown to cause reproductive damage in animal studies - no?) ? Plastic is ubiquitous...

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