Huge amounts of nanoplastics discovered in tap and bottled water

Mongabay
Mar 23, 2026, 4:33 pm127 ptsTrending
The amount of nanoplastics in drinking water in the U.S. has been wildly underestimated. That’s according to a new study that found the amount of plastic in both tap and bottled water was 10-100 times higher than previous estimates. For the new study, researchers used more advanced methodology and found more…

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