Growing evidence that microplastics are infiltrating human organs, including the brain, and have been linked to a range of serious health issues, such as cancer, obesity, and hormone disruption
"The study is a grave wake-up call that highlights the urgent need for further research to understand the full implications of these particles on cognitive and emotional well-being," said Dr. Fawzi, Bluewater chief scientist
“As the discussion around water safety continues to evolve, Bluewater urges governments, municipalities, and health authorities around the world to re-evaluate water treatment practices and prioritize public health alongside compliance”
“In our commitment to a cleaner, healthier world, Bluewater is urging governments to act to reduce PFAS and microplastic contamination,” said Bengt Rittri, an acclaimed Swedish environmental entrepreneur
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"... in the face of the expanding climate emergency and contamination by microplastics of the water we drink, the food we eat, and air we breathe, I am worried that humanity is close to the edge unless we can encourage governments to act faster with more determination," says Bluewater Swedish environmental entrepreneur Bengt Rittri.
The study provides even more evidence of the threats posed by tiny microplastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters, which are literally everywhere, in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink.
“The rocketing evidence of microplastic pollution underlines the urgent need for more detailed research into the environmental and health threats posed by these plastics."
“The problem is that we still don’t know what damage the chemicals in the microplastic are doing to our health and wellbeing,” says Bluewater founder, CEO, and environmental entrepreneur Bengt Rittri.
Bold action is needed to harness human ingenuity to address the many interconnected environmental challenges, from climate change to microplastics pollution of the oceans, threatening the natural systems that support life on the planet
"The growing body of research confirming microplastics are in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat is deeply alarming," says Bluewater spokesperson Dave Noble
Research by environmental scientists at the New York University School of Medicine found microplastics widely used in bottles and polyester textiles, for example, are ten times higher in baby poop than in adult stool.
"Microplastic pollution is something that Bluewater has been warning against for a number of years now as we strive to innovate water purifier solutions to remove chemical and other contamination threats from the water we drink from our taps as well as end the need for single use plastic bottles, the majority of which end up being dumped in our oceans or landfill."
Swedish water brand Bluewater spotlights human health risks from plastic pollution as new US study finds microplastics in 100 percent of water samples taken from rivers and waterways
... some plastics contain carcinogens and endocrine disruptors that Dr. Yvonne Mirpuri, one of Europe’s leading experts on the key role hormones play in regulating the systems of the human body, described as the ‘number one threat to humankind’.
WWF research says that the largest source of human plastic ingestion is drinking water, with plastic found in groundwater, surface water, tap water and bottled water all over the world
Water tech and solutions leader Bluewater says world must heed plea signed by 11,000 scientists for action on climate emergency
Moving to eating a greener diet may not only be good for human health but will also save a lot of the planet’s shrinking availability of fresh water, reports Bluewater.
Bluewater says new strategies urgently needed to limit plastics break down in water as new study points to potentially catastrophic consequences to human health
Bluewater describes new WWF microplastics study as deeply shocking, demands immediate global action by government’s everywhere and says the report confirms fears about the threat to human health expressed its own recent White Paper, ‘The Global Plastic Calamity’ .