A. While being a good choice in emergency situations, plastic fibers are found in 90% of bottled water in the U.S. Bottled water is the next frontier on health related issues caused by drinking water, and the industry is aware of it and has identified it as an important emerging concern.
According to an article published by The Guardian on March 14, 2018:
“The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water after a new analysis of some of the world’s most popular bottled water brands found that more than 90% contained tiny pieces of plastic. A previous study also found high levels of micro-plastic in tap water.
In the new study, analysis of 259 bottles from 19 locations in nine countries across 11 different brands found an average of 325 plastic particles for every litre of water being sold.
In one bottle of Nestlé Pure Life, concentrations were as high as 10,000 plastic pieces per litre of water. Of the 259 bottles tested, only 17 were free of plastics, according to the study.
Scientists based at the State University of New York in Fredonia were commissioned by journalism project Orb Media to analyze the bottled water.”
