Consumption of Bottled Water and Chronic Diseases: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
Jacopo Dolcini,
Manuela Chiavarini,
Giorgio Firmani
et al.
Abstract:Plastic pollution is a growing concern. It can form smaller particles called microplastics (<5 mm). Microplastics can break down into even smaller pieces called nanoplastics (<1 μm). These minute particles can infiltrate human cells and tissues, with their health impacts still largely undetermined. On average, a liter of bottled water includes about 240,000 tiny pieces of plastic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the use of bottled plastic water (BW) and several health ou… Show more
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