The 2024 study found that bottled water contains high levels of plastic particles, with an average of 240,000 plastic fragments detected per liter of water. Nanoplastic particles, ranging in size from 5.5 to 26.4 microns and with fibers averaging 21.4 microns in length, cannot be filtered out even by advanced municipal drinking water treatment technologies, and have found their way into virtually every organ in the human body. The chemicals in plastics can be released into the body, posing a threat to human health. To reduce microplastic pollution, we need to reduce the production and use of plastics on a macro level, and we should try to use purely natural products in our personal lives, such as avoiding food with packaged processed food and choosing bulk food; using cotton shopping bags; choosing clothes made of natural materials; and choosing non-plastic packaging and non-microplastic beauty products.
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