Microplastics are everywhere including in drinking water and in the air, an expert researcher in pollutants says. Here are his everyday tips for reducing your consumption.
abc.net.au/news/reduce-consumption-of-microplastic-in-drinking-water/101840396Microplastics are virtually everywhere and impossible to avoid, a researcher states, but there are small ways to reduce your consumption in everyday life.
He says it is too difficult to measure how much microplastic is consumed by a human and where the source of the pollutant originated.Professor Poulos maintains drinking water is affected by microplastics and other contaminants. "Regulators should continue prioritising the removal of microbial pathogens and chemicals to ensure public health.
"When I buy oil these days — and I've been doing this for years — I make sure I buy it in a glass bottle."People should avoid heating food up in plastic containers in the microwave, Professor Poulos says, and drinking from plastic water bottles."There's absolutely no doubt … there are traces of plastic in the water."
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