Bottled water contains thousands of micro plastic bits, study says

Scientists counted on average 240,000 detectable fragments of plastic per litre of water in popular bottled water brands. — AFP

Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny plastic bits it contains, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said recently.

Using a recently invented technique, scientists counted on average 240,000 detectable fragments of plastic per litre of water in popular brands – between 10 and 100 times higher than prior estimates – raising potential health concerns that require further study.