{"id":32,"date":"2018-03-15T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.quriusolutions.com\/?p=32"},"modified":"2018-03-25T12:07:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T12:07:30","slug":"plastic-particles-found-in-bottled-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.quriusolutions.com\/?p=32","title":{"rendered":"Plastic particles found in bottled water"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tests<\/span> on major brands of bottled water have found that nearly all of them contained tiny particles of plastic.<\/span><\/div>\n
In the largest investigation of its kind, 250 bottles bought in nine different countries were examined.<\/span><\/div>\n
Research led by journalism organisation\u00a0Orb Media<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0discovered an average of 10 plastic particles per litre, each larger than the width of a human hair.<\/span><\/div>\n
Companies whose brands were tested told the BBC that their bottling plants were operated to the highest standards.<\/span><\/div>\n
The tests were conducted at the\u00a0State University of New York in Fredonia<\/span><\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Sherri Mason, a professor of chemistry at the university, conducted the analysis and told BBC News: “We found [plastic] in bottle after bottle and brand after brand.<\/span><\/div>\n
“It’s not about pointing fingers at particular brands; it’s really showing that this is everywhere, that plastic has become such a pervasive material in our society, and it\u2019s pervading water – all of these products that we consume at a very basic level.”<\/span><\/div>\n
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Currently, there is no evidence that ingesting very small pieces of plastic (microplastics) can cause harm, but understanding the potential implications is an active area of science.<\/span><\/div>\n
The research into bottled water involved buying packs from 11 different global and national brands in countries chosen for their large populations or their relatively high consumption of bottled water.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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These were:<\/span><\/div>\n
Leading international brands:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Aquafina<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dasani<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Evian<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nestle Pure Life<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>San Pellegrino<\/span><\/div>\n
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Leading national brands included:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Aqua (Indonesia)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bisleri (India)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Epura (Mexico)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Gerolsteiner (Germany)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Minalba (Brazil)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Wahaha (China)<\/span><\/div>\n
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