Yet another unpalatable fact about America’s drinking water emerged upon publication of a report into the presence of microscopic plastic fibers in an astonishing 94 percent of samples tested.
Global Problem
It’s not just America that is swallowing untold quantities of plastics from industry, homes and manufacturing; around 80 percent of samples worldwide tested positive. If it’s in our water, then it’s in our food. If it’s our food, then our bodies are awash with plastic fibers of unknown origin.
Plastic Forever
It gets worse. Plastic doesn’t biodegrade. Instead, it just gets smaller and smaller until it’s a tiny particle measured by nanometer (one nanometer is one-billionth of a …