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Report of Microplastic Presence in Drinking Water

2024 2 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Pankajkumar R. Waghmare, Mudasir A. Dar

Summary

Researchers reviewed evidence of microplastics in drinking water sources worldwide, including tap water, bottled water, and freshwater reservoirs. The findings raise serious concerns about daily human ingestion of plastic particles and the potential long-term health effects, which scientists are still actively investigating.

Study Type Environmental

Recent studies have shown the presence of microplastics in freshwater reservoirs, commercially available bottled drinking water and in most common drinking water sources, such as tap water from various locations. Microplastics have received more attention because of...

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