Scientists find microplastics in nearly all 250 bottled water samples tested

Here’s what CNN is reporting: A study covering 250 water brands from nine different countries—including some of the biggest global names you see in every grocery store—found microplastics in almost all of them. On average, there were about 10 plastic particles wider than a human hair in every single liter. Scientists are still digging into whether these tiny fragments actually cause health issues for us.

So, here’s the question: are those ten little bits inside our bodies actually a problem? Like, does it just pass through, or if it stays, where does it go and what does it do once it settles in? It makes me think about the hard water issue we deal with constantly in places like Chicago; is that a bigger deal, and should we be more worried about that? We all drink tap water, and let’s be honest, bottled water isn't exactly a luxury everyone is grabbing every day. Then again, you always hear people saying bottled water isn't any better quality than what comes out of the faucet, so it feels pretty silly to intentionally poison ourselves with plastic if it turns out to be a real issue...

It’s not as simple as just passing through. That’s the whole issue—it doesn't all just exit the body safely; it breaches the intestinal barrier and moves deeper into the system. We aren't talking about swallowing a chunk of plastic and just pooping it out. Besides, I don't quite follow your logic: if you aren't even drinking bottled water, why is this weighing on you? If we follow that line of reasoning, we might as well conclude that Green Party plastics and microparticles are present in every single piece of plastic packaging ever made, it's just easier to isolate them in water due to the specific dye used in the tests. Correct me if I'm wrong, though.