A new study has triggered concern around the safety of water standards that is being consumed currently. A group of researchers have found microplastics in 68% of bladder cancer cases and linked them to inflammation and cell damage.
The study led by researchers at Bond University, Australia has challenged a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) released in 2019 that said that microplastics in drinking water did not present a threat to human health. "As a result, institutions such as the World Health Organisation need to urgently re-evaluate their position on the threat of microplastics to public health," the researchers have urged.
