BUY JOURNALISM HUMAN OPERATE YORK FIND SHOW SOCIETY BASIC SMALL CAUSE POTENTIAL AREA DEVELOPING
In the largest investigation ___ its kind, 250 bottles ___ in nine different countries ___ examined. Research led by ___ organisation Orb Media discovered ___ average of 10 plastic ___ per litre, each larger ___ the width of a ___ hair.
Companies whose brands ___ tested told the BBC ___ their bottling plants were ___ to the highest standards. ___ tests were conducted at ___ State University of New ___ in Fredonia. Sherri Mason, ___ professor of chemistry at ___ university, conducted the analysis ___ told BBC News: “We ___ plastic in bottle after ___ and brand after brand. ___’s not about pointing fingers ___ particular brands; it’s really ___ that this is everywhere, ___ plastic has become such ___ pervasive material in our ___ and it’s pervading water – ___ of these products that ___ consume at a very ___ level.”
Currently there is ___ evidence that ingesting very ___ pieces of plastic can ___ harm, but understanding the ___ implications is an active ___ of science. Commenting on ___ results, Prof Mason said, “___’s not catastrophic, the numbers ___ we're seeing, but it ___ concerning.”
Experts have told ___ BBC that people in ___ countries where tap water ___ be polluted should continue ___ drink water from plastic ___. Furthermore, the companies behind ___ brands have insisted that ___ products meet the highest standards for safety and quality. They also point to the absence of any regulations on microplastics and of the lack of standardised methods of testing for them.
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Have fun....and take care! 251 SEP-B-2018
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Have fun....and take care! 251 SEP-B-2018
