Microplastics in our drinking water- are they making us sick?

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Plastic is a big problem these days and it’s now something we are washing down with our water.

The World Health Organisation has released a report today on microplastics in drinking water.

The report has examined whether microplastics are bad for our health if ingested through drinking water and found microplastics are occurring in marine
water, wastewater, fresh water, food, air and drinking water, both bottled and tap water.

So how worried should we be about microplastics?

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