microplastic 微塑膠

microplastic
繁：微塑膠
简：微塑胶

塑膠污染海洋已有研究證實，原來我們每天喝的水也充斥着肉眼看不見的塑膠。美國民間機構委託國際研究首次發現，美洲、歐洲和亞洲多國的食水普遍含有微塑膠（microplastic），其中以美國和黎巴嫩情况最嚴重。專家坦言現時未能確定食水有微塑膠的原因及對人類健康的影響，敦促盡快加緊研究。

多國食水首次驗出微塑膠 樣本平均83%含膠 瓶裝水不能倖免（2017年9月7日）。明報，取自 https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170907/s00001/1504720585626

Some 83% of tap water samples collected from over a dozen countries on five continents tested positive for microplastic, according to a study commissioned by data journalism outlet Orb. The specific rate of prevalence in different locales varied, but all tested locations — from Europe to Jakarta and Beirut — saw plastic found in over 70% of tap water samples.

Plastic Fibers Are Found in 83% of the World’s Tap Water, a New Study Reveals. (2017, September 6). Time Magazine. Retrieved from http://time.com/4928759/plastic-fiber-tap-water-study