When I'm parched, I like to reach for a nice cold bottle of water with plenty of plastic particles. I don't mean a few pieces of microplastic either. I like it thick enough to chew, like really pulpy orange juice. If it doesn't tear up my throat on the way down, it's just not enough.
Many people have a misconception that bottled water is better for them than tap water. It isn't. For starters, most bottled water is tap water, and you can read more about that in my humorous post about bottled water. Bottled water actually has, roughly, twice as much microplastic in it than regular tap water.
A recent study found that more than 90 percent of bottled water contains plastic particles or microplastic. This is consistent with previous studies. This has caused the World Health Organization to announce a review of bottled water.
This most recent study tested 259 bottles of water from 19 different places, in 9 different countries. Popular brands were selected for testing and 11 different brands were chosen. Brands tested were Aqua, Aquafina, Bisleri, Dasani, Epura, Evian, Gerolsteiner, Minalba, Nestle Pure Life, San Pellegrino, and Wahaha.
Of the 259 bottles tested, only 17 had zero plastic particles. The average amount of plastic found in each liter tested was 325 particles. Nestle's Pure Life had the most with one liter containing 10,000 plastic particles. The most common plastic found was polypropylene which is used for plastic caps.
Want to read more about plastic particles in your bottled water? Click here.
Delicious, chewy Nestle Pure Life Water.
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