POLLUTION: PLASTIC FIBRES FOUND IN GLOBAL TAP WATER
Microscopic plastic fibres have been found to contaminate 83% of tap water samples from five continents, according to research by Orb Media. At 94%, the United States had the highest contamination rate, with the lowest recorded at 72% in Europe. The University of Minnesota School of Public Health tested 159 samples, using a standard technique to factor out contamination from other sources.
Fibres might originate in the everyday wear and tear of clothes, including in washing machines, and subsequently pollute local water sources, the ...
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