Algorithm Identifies Plastic Particles in Bottled Water

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Columbia University researchers developed a new microscopy technique and algorithm to analyze the amount of nanoplastics in one-liter bottles of water. This was the first study to evaluate bottled water for plastic particles smaller than 1 micrometer in length. An analysis of 25 one-liter bottles from three popular U.S. brands revealed an average of 240,000 plastic fragments per one-liter bottle. Nanoplastics accounted for 90% of the plastic particles.

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Bloomberg (01/08/24) Coco Liu
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