Pennsylvania: Bottled water sold in stores may contain 10 to 100 times more microscopic plastic particles than previously thought, researchers have discovered in a new study.
According to media reports, in a recent study by American experts, nanoplastic particles are about 1,000th the width of a human hair, so small that they can pass through the digestive tract or lungs into the circulation. And can upset the chemical balance in the whole body and cells.
According to research, 2 standard-sized water bottles found in stores contain an average of 240,000 particles of 7 types of plastics, 90 percent of which have been identified as nanoplastics and the rest as microplastics.
Sherry Mason, director of women at Pennsylvania State University in the US, said the new study reinforces old expert advice about drinking water from glass or steel containers and tap water. This advice also applies to other foods and drinks packaged in plastic.
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