Studies have proven that single-use plastic water bottles can expose us to more microplastics. Drinking bottled water can add around six times more microplastics in your system compared to just tap water. More recent studies have even found excessive amounts of nanoplastics, plastic particles tinier than microplastics, in U.S. bottled water. While tap water does contain microplastics, bottled water contains much more. What can’t be filtered out of drinking water by treatment plants could be removed using at-home, point-of-use water filters with NSF/ANSI 401 certification. Boiling tap water has also been linked to reduced microplastic ingestion. And it doesn’t just stop at drinking tap water. Plastic cups leach microplastics into your drinks, particularly when hot. When possible, opt for glass or steel over plastic cups and reusable bottles.
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