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Podcast: Microplastics pollute our drinking water. What are the risks?

Chemical & Engineering News 2023
Kerri Jansen, Britt E. Erickson

Summary

Researchers and regulators are grappling with how to detect and assess the health risks of microplastics increasingly found in drinking water, with California leading efforts to establish the first statewide testing requirements as scientists work to understand what chronic low-level exposure means for human health.

Study Type Environmental

As California gears up to test for microplastics in drinking water, Stereo Chemistry explores efforts to detect the particles and what their presence means for health

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