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Scientists find about a quarter of a million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water

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The average liter of bottled water contains almost a quarter of a million invisible pieces of tiny nanoplastics, which are detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists long thought there were many of these microscopic pieces of plastic, but until researchers at Columbia and Rutgers universities did their … Read more

Researchers discover thousands of nanoplastics in drinking water bottles

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New research has found that the amount of nanoplastics in single-use water bottles is much higher than previously thought. (Eric Risberg/Associated Press) It seems that everywhere scientists look for plastic, they find it: from the ice in Antarctica to the first bowel movements of newborn babies. Now researchers are discovering that the amount of microscopic … Read more