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Original paper

Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water

Volume: 6
Published: Sep 11, 2018
Abstract
Eleven globally sourced brands of bottled water, purchased in 19 locations in 9 different countries, were tested for microplastic contamination using Nile Red tagging. Of the 259 total bottles processed, 93% showed some sign of microplastic contamination. After accounting for possible background (lab) contamination, an average of 10.4 microplastic particles >100 um in size per liter of bottled water processed were found. Fragments were the most...
Paper Details
Title
Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water
Published Date
Sep 11, 2018
Volume
6
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