Most microplastics in French bottled and tap water are smaller than 20 µm - fine enough to pass into blood and organs, but below the EU-recommended detection limit (IMAGE)

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Most microplastics in French bottled and tap water are smaller than 20 µm - fine enough to pass into blood and organs, but below the EU-recommended detection limit

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Image Caption: Researchers find that 98% of microplastics in bottled water measure less than 20 µm in diameter

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Image Credit: Microplastic Solution, available under CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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