WASHINGTON(January 9, 2024)—Scientists figured that there were microscopic plastic pieces in our water bottles, food carriers, and the likes but a recent study from researchers at Columbia and Rutgers universities found that the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of nanoplastics.
If you would like more context on the matter, please consider Nina Kelsey is an Associate Professor of Public Policy & International Affairs. Kelsey is an expert in international environmental negotiations, international environmental politics and policy, renewable energy policy and political economy of energy and the environment. Kelsey’s research focuses on how changes to interests can occur over time, and how these changes shape environmental policy making at international, national, and subnational levels.
Professor Kelsey is quoted saying, “I think the most important direct take away is probably “don’t drink bottled water” (given the study authors think the nano plastics they’re finding are mostly from the bottle itself and filtration). This makes it slightly different than the general problem of plastics in the environment, though of course it all ends up in the environment eventually.”
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