PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 22, 2024
The shocking part of a recent laboratory study published last week is the revelation that bottled water is laden with even tinier nanoplastic bits and associated chemicals. Nanoplastics are potentially more dangerous than microplastic particles because they are so small they can be absorbed into human cells. But we are not doomed to a life of gulping down plastic. State regulators in California recently approved standards for cleaning and reusing sewage, which is expected to produce drinking water that is in most ways purer than what’s in plastic bottles. ~ Los Angeles Times Editorial Board