Plastic particles found in bottled water
Source: bbc.com
In the largest investigation of its kind, 250 bottles bought in nine different countries were examined.
Research led by journalism organisation Orb Media discovered an average of 10 plastic particles per litre, each larger than the width of a human hair.
Companies whose brands were tested told the BBC that their bottling plants were operated to the highest standards.
The tests were conducted at the State University of New York in Fredonia.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43388870
Is there anything in our food/water supply that is safe and pure anymore?
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I'd be willing to bet there's very little plastic in it - however - there IS a high nitrate content from a century of intense farming and runoff from the nation's most productive dairy farming area.
While it's anecdotal evidence, I concede, we've been drinking, bathing and cooking with the stuff - as well as giving it to our exotic birds for 29 years without a problem one could pin on our water.
Bottled water is stupid. But since one can't FIND a public drinking fountain (or even an accessible outdoor faucet!), you're forced to buy a bottle of the stuff or some sugared and caffeinated diabetes booster. Of course, one COULD fill reusable bottles from their home taps, but that would require effort, the cost of looking trendy with a 2-dollar bottle of some filtered tap water with an exotic-sounding name, the fact that you'd have to put down your I-phone long enough to fill them - chill them - and remember to do all that arduous stuff a day in advance of when you'll be using it!
I DID get a kick out of how the opening post cut short the last sentence it offered on my DU page: "Orb Media discovered an average of 10 plastic particles per litre, each larger than the width of a human..." 
Which part of the human anatomy were you picturing? 
just a whole human.
Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted
Damian Carrington
Tue 5 Sep 2017 19.01 EDT Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 11.33 EST
Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health.
Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who shared the findings with the Guardian. Overall, 83% of the samples were contaminated with plastic fibres.
The US had the highest contamination rate, at 94%, with plastic fibres found in tap water sampled at sites including Congress buildings, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarters, and Trump Tower in New York. Lebanon and India had the next highest rates.
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More at link.
well I have been called a space cadet a time or two...
Sadly, they may well be able to forget it - whether they want to or not. 
