A new environmental study, performed by State University of
New York and the University of Minnesota, says there are microscopic
fibers of plastic in our water systems and we ingest them with every
sip.
According to a report by the Sacramento Bee, the
researchers examined 159 water samples from many nations across five
continents, and found that 83 percent of the samples contained plastic
fibers. In the US, 94 percent of samples were found to contain the nasty
fibers.
The US samples were reportedly taken from several important
locations, including the US Congressional buildings in Washington, DC;
Trump Tower in New York; and ironically, the Environmental Protection
Agency’s headquarters, also in Washington.
Scientists claim that these plastic fibers may also contain
toxic chemicals that are released into your system as they are
digested. The smallest particles, deemed “nanoparticles,” would also be
able to penetrate your body’s cells and cause internal damage, the
scientists claim.
“If the fibers are there, it is possible that the
nanoparticles are there too that we can’t measure,” Anne Marie Mahon,
from the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, told the Guardian. “Once
they are in the nanometer range they can really penetrate a cell and
that means they can penetrate organs, and that would be worrying.”
As to where these particles are coming from, scientists
can’t really tell. One possible explanation says the fibers come from
synthetic materials in our clothes, as washing machines reportedly flush
about 700,000 fibers into the environment, according to one study by Plymouth University in the United Kingdom.
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