Thailand
93% of bottled water found that microplastics were contaminated
The World Health Organization has looked at the dangers of microplastics in drinking water. Studies have shown that more than 90% of bottled water brands Throughout the world, microplastics have been found to be contaminated. This study was done by New York University. In collaboration with Orb Media, the study took 259 bottled water from all over the world, including China, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Lebanon, Kenya, Thailand and the United States.
Study finds microplastics in 93% of bottled water
Lowest & highest number of plastic particles found per liter of bottled water (location & brand)
Brand
Manufacturer
Country Tested
Conentration
Nestle Pure Life
- 6 – 10,390
Bisleri
Bisleri International
- 0 – 5,230
Gerolsteiner
- 9 – 5,160
- 0 – 4,713
- 0 – 2,267
- 2 – 1,295
Minalba
- 0 – 863
- 1 – 731
- 2-335
- 0-256
- 0-75
Plastic discoverd included polypropylene, nylon and polyethylene terephthalate.
Source: Orb Media
Only 17 of the bottles were not found to be contaminated with microplastics, while the average amount of microplastics contaminated was 325 per liter of drinking water. Polypropylene, nylon and polyethylene terephthalate. In one sample of bottled water, more than 10,000 microplastics were found, and a few other brands were found to have high levels of microplastic contamination.
WHO officials have said there is currently no evidence to suggest that consumption of microplastics causes ill health. However, we will continue to keep an eye on this.
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