Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Tap water can introduce between 220,000 to 1.2 million microplastic particles into our bodies annually.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Tap water can introduce between 220,000 to 1.2 million microplastic particles into our bodies annually.
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Even worse, polyvinyl chloride (PVC)—used in water pipes—breaks down and leaches microplastics into tap water, a major source of exposure.
tap water alone can account for the ingestion of anywhere between 220,000 to 1.2 million microplastic particles per year depending on the source