New York: A new study has found that water in plastic bottles is contaminated with millions of toxic microscopic plastic particles.
Drinking water from a plastic bottle means contaminating your body with fine plastic particles, and scientists are concerned that these particles can accumulate in our bodies and cause unknown health consequences.
Previous studies have already linked nanoplastics to cancer, infertility and birth defects.
Now, in a new study, scientists using advanced laser scanning techniques have observed an average of 240,000 plastic particles in a liter of water bottle, while the average number of these particles in the same amount of tap water was 5.5. .
Columbia University researchers examined three major brands of water bottles sold in the United States and, using lasers, found that the water bottles contained 100 nanometer (nanometer-sized) plastic particles smaller than micrometer-sized plastic. are) how many plastic particles are present up to size
These particles are considered potentially toxic by scientists because they are so fine that they can directly enter blood cells and the brain.
These microscopic particles contain phthalates. These chemicals are used to make plastics more durable and flexible.
About 100,000 premature deaths occur each year in the United States due to exposure to phthalates. These chemicals are known to interfere with hormone production in the body.
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