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Nanoplastics could make drinking water harder to keep safe - Earth.com

“Nanoplastics are the next layer of the problem. Smaller than microplastics — small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier — and they appear to interfere with the filtration and treatment processes we use to clean municipal water. The system that's supposed to protect us can't catch them.”Why Glen chose it

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New research shows that nanoplastics in water can strengthen bacteria, raising concerns about drinking water safety. Source · earth.com

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New research shows that nanoplastics in water can strengthen bacteria, raising concerns about drinking water safety.

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Nanoplastics are the next layer of the problem. Smaller than microplastics — small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier — and they appear to interfere with the filtration and treatment processes we use to clean municipal water. The system that's supposed to protect us can't catch them.

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It was published by earth.com as “Nanoplastics could make drinking water harder to keep safe”, at https://www.earth.com/news/nanoplastics-could-make-drinking-water-harder-to-keep-safe/.

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