<h5>What are Nanoplastics?</h5><p>Nanoplastics are plastic particles smaller than a micron in size. Nanoplastics are the result of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/what-are-microplastics">microplastics</a> that have degraded even further. Microplastics, or tiny plastic particles, have become a widespread concern, occurring in various locations on Earth, including arctic ice, soil, drinking water, and food.</p><p>Nanoplastics are extremely small, measuring only one-thousandth the width of an ordinary human hair. Recently, a new study regarding nanoplastics in plastic bottled water was published.</p><h5>What did the study find?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/revealed-bottled-water-has-nanoplastics%2FBottle%202.jpeg?alt=media&amp;token=e40735f3-6a53-4b39-9f76-1526edf38b3f"><figcaption>A woman drinking water from a plastic bottle. Photo by Pexels.</figcaption></figure><p>The study discovered that one litre of bottled water contained an average of 2,40,000 plastic particles. 90% of the particles are recognised as nanoplastics, and the other 10% as microplastics.</p><p>Researchers from Columbia University, the university’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health conducted the study. It has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).</p><h5>How was the study conducted?</h5><p>The study was done using a newly designed laser-based imaging platform equipped with an automated plastic detection algorithm. This innovation allowed them to study the micro-nanoplastics at the individual particle level. The researchers created a system focusing on seven commonly used plastics to analyse and identify their findings.</p><p>The study examined three popular bottled water brands in the United States, analysing tiny plastic particles. Each litre contained many plastic particles, with most of them classified as nanoplastics. Also, much of the plastic appears to come from the bottle itself.</p><h5>How harmful are Nanoplastics?</h5><p>Experts say nanoplastics are the most harmful sort of plastic pollution to human health. These tiny particles can enter individual cells and tissues throughout key organs. They are so small that they can pass through the tissues of the digestive system or lungs into the bloodstream.</p><p>This can result in the distribution of potentially dangerous chemicals throughout the body and into cells, harming us. Aside from the chemicals and dangerous materials that plastics may contain, it is unclear if the plastic polymer harms the body. Scientists are studying this.</p><p>The new study also confirms expert recommendations to drink water from stainless steel or glass containers to minimise exposure. We must also try to carry reusable steel or glass bottles while going outside instead of drinking water from plastic bottles.</p>

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