MICROPLASTICS IN DRINKING WATER

Plastics easily enter the environment through waste water, enter the food chain and reach the organism. The problem is represented by parts up to 5 mm in size (microplastics). The paper presents published evidence on the presence of microplastics in tap water, bottled water and at the entrance and exit of drinking water treatment plants; about the routes by which microplastics reach those destinations; on the impact of microplastics on people through drinking water; and suggestions for research directions and problem-solving approaches.