Forever Chemicals and Microplastics in Water More Dangerous to Health Than Thought
The chemicals are everywhere, but their danger is now more severe than previously thought and presents an explicit threat to health.
The refreshing glass of cold water from your home, school, or work tap may hold dangers you have never envisioned. Once you understand the current state of PFAS entrance into the system, you may never again be as casual about your water consumption.
We already know about the microplastics that have been found everywhere, including the rivers, lakes, and the deep oceans, and our bodies' blood. It is inescapable at this time, but the PFAS chemicals may be something that can be controlled in some manner.
For anyone continuing to use bottled water in the belief that it is safer than water from your tap, there is research that can be a bit unsettling. A liter of bottled water had an average of 240,000 microplastic particles, with over 90% of those particles being nanoplastics, according to a study. Previous research had largely concentrated on bigger microplastics, therefore this amount represented a tenfold to one hundredfold increase.
The potential damage has been ongoing for the last half century or so. Some of the health damage begins through our constant dependence on plastics—that “miracle” product…
