Drinking water is a very important part of being healthy in today’s world. What happens when the water we are supposed to be drinking is not healthy? Plastic has been found in the drinking water and it is harmful to our health. Microplastics is basically tiny bits of plastic and it can pick up harmful bacteria from its environment. Microplastics can even be found in bottled water. It has been shown that these tiny bits of plastic are in the drinking water of Five continents.

Key Takeaways:

• Plastic degrades over time and although it cannot be seen it is in tiny particles and is becoming more of an issue as we consume more within drinks and food.
• Studies on fish have shown that consuming plastic can stunt growth as well as on females leave them infertile.
• There are more then 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the ocean.

“Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in drinking water on five continents – from Trump Tower in New York to a public tap on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda – posing a potential risk to people’s health, researchers said on Wednesday.”

Read more: https://uk.reuters.com/article/global-water-plastic/nobody-is-safe-plastic-found-in-drinking-water-on-five-continents-idUKL8N1LN4FC