Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals

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Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals

Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted

www.theguardian.com

The US had the highest contamination rate, at 94%, with plastic fibres found in tap water sampled at sites including Congress buildings, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarters, and Trump Tower in New York. Lebanon and India had the next highest rates.

European nations including the UK, Germany and France had the lowest contamination rate, but this was still 72%. The average number of fibres found in each 500ml sample ranged from 4.8 in the US to 1.9 in Europe.

The new analyses indicate the ubiquitous extent of microplastic contamination in the global environment. Previous work has been largely focused on plastic pollution in the oceans, which suggests people are eating microplastics via contaminated seafood.

 

[Deleted member 22623]

Yeah its fucking over its why I completely stopped drinking tap water, except when I boil water for coffee... However I should probably look for an alternative to that as well, since boiling doesnt remove microplastics

Disgusting times

 

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Yeah its fucking over its why I completely stopped drinking tap water, except when I boil water for coffee... However I should probably look for an alternative to that as well, since boiling doesnt remove microplastics

Disgusting times

There's no escape man. Plastics are fucking everywhere.

It gets worse though:

Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies

Health impact is unknown but scientists say particles may cause long-term damage to foetuses

www.theguardian.com

Microplastic particles have been revealed in the placentas of unborn babies for the first time, which the researchers said was “a matter of great concern”.

The health impact of microplastics in the body is as yet unknown. But the scientists said they could carry chemicals that could cause long-term damage or upset the foetus’s developing immune system. The particles are likely to have been consumed or breathed in by the mothers.

 

[Lucid]

civilisation was a mistake. the gods have told you this with the garden of eden

 

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Discover Harmful Microplastics in Toothpaste and How to Avoid Them

Microplastics in Toothpaste? Learn what microbeads and microplastics are, why microplastics are added to toothpaste and about some plastic-free toothpaste brands.

oceanblueproject.org

There is also traces of plastic in most off-brand toothpaste, and even some bigger brands

 

[Deleted member 22623]

Buy organically sourced items 100% of the time to minimize risk

It's one of the few things woke feminists got right

 

[Graham]

civilisation was a mistake. the gods have told you this with the garden of eden

At this point the apocalypse wont be carried out by nuclear weapons or divine intervention - but by the greed of big corporations and medical monopolies.

 

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Microplastics found in human breast milk for the first time

Exclusive: Researchers concerned over potential health impacts of chemical contaminants on babies

www.theguardian.com

Microplastics found deep in lungs of living people for first time

Particles discovered in tissue of 11 out of 13 patients undergoing surgery, with polypropylene and PET most common

www.theguardian.com

Nanoplastic pollution found at both of Earth’s poles for first time

Tiny particles including tyre dust found in ice cores stretching back 50 years, showing global plastic contamination

www.theguardian.com

You can't even get away from plastics in the fucking South Pole buddies.

 

[Deleted member 20064]

the thing is no one cares until it’s too late, just like covid.

 

[Deleted member 20370]

too many humans, we should have stopped at 1 million

 

[flippasav]

I just want to be the perfect male yet society holds me back

 

[Eren]

I only drink Evian now, fuck tap water

 

[Lucid]

I only drink Evian now, fuck tap water

plastic bottles still an issue bhai

 

[Eren]

plastic bottles still an issue bhai

Better drink plastic than drink plastic,pesticides, hormones, heavy metals, metabolites, antibiotics and more