Microplastics in Drinking Water (World Health Organization Report)
Published on by Kim van Arkel, Scientific Advisor in Institution
Microplastics in Drinking Water
Authors : World Health Organization
Publication details:
Number of pages: 124
Publication date: 2019
Languages: English
ISBN: 978-92-4-151619-8
Overview:
Studies reporting the presence of microplastics in treated tap and bottled water have raised questions and concerns about the impact that microplastics in drinking-water might have on human health.
This report critically examines the evidence related to the occurrence of microplastics in the water cycle (including both tap and bottled drinking-water and its sources), the potential health impacts from microplastic exposure and the removal of microplastics during wastewater and drinking-water treatment.
Recommendations are made with respect to monitoring and management of microplastics and plastics in the environment, and to better assess human health risks and inform appropriate management actions, a number of key knowledge gaps are identified.
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Taxonomy
- Microorganism
- Environmental Health
- Micropollutants
- plastic pollution
- microplastics
- nanoplastics
- Human health
- Microplastic ingestion