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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Bottled water drinkers ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles each year, study finds

Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water, according to a new review of research that calls for urgent regulatory measures to manage the risks.

The review also notes that people ingest 39,000 to 52,000 microplastic particles, which range in size between a thousandth of a millimetre and five millimetres, on average in a year.

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