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Topic: Plastic particles found in bottled water - BBC

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http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43388870

Plastic particles found in bottled water

David Shukman - BBC Science editor - 14 March 2018

Article, discussion points, implications

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/14_03_13_finalbottled.pdf

Full scientific report - 17-page pdf

SYNTHETIC POLYMER CONTAMINATION IN BOTTLED WATER

Sherri A. Mason*, Victoria Welch, Joseph Neratko

State University of New York at Fredonia, Department of Geology & Environmental Sciences

Excerpt:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Ø Tested 259 individual bottles

from 27 different lots across 11 brands

o Purchased from 19 locations in 9 countries

Ø 93% of bottled water showed some sign of microplastic contamination

o After accounting for possible background (lab) contamination

Ø Average of 10.4 microplastic particles >100 um per liter of bottled water

o Confirmed by FTIR spectroscopic analysis

o Twice as much as within previous study on tap water

Ø Including smaller particles (6.5–100 um), average of 325 microplastic particles per liter . . . .

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