EXCLUSIVE STUDY: 78% OF BOTTLED WATERS ANALYZED CONTAMINATED BY MICROPLASTICS
Out of nine waters analyzed, seven contain microplastics
As part of this study, Agir pour l'Environnement commissioned the Labocéa laboratory, which specializes in this type of analysis. Applying a particularly careful protocol, Labocéa identified between 1 and 121 plastic microparticles per litre. In total, the laboratory has identified four different types of plastics. Given their nature, it seems that most of these microplastics come from the bottle, the cork and the bottling process. Subjected to strong heat and light, these water bottles could release even greater quantities of microplastics.
Water intended for children is the most contaminated!
Vittel Kids holds the sad record for the number of microplastics in these analyzes with 40 particles for the 33 cl bottle (thus 121 particles per litre). With an average of 131 liters of bottled water consumed per year, a child is therefore likely to ingest, for this simple use, nearly 16 plastic microparticles each year.
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