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The plastic that surrounds us unseen – and is inside us too
Our four-part series explores the world of micro- and nanoplastics: what we know about their effects on health, how much of them is around us, how Hungary's drinking water fares, and how much of them wastewater treatment can remove.
Plastic is an integral part of modern industry and the economy, but it has a powerful impact on us and our environment. In the first part of our new series, we examine the causes and consequences of plastic production.
Scientific data on the scale of microplastic pollution: how these particles get into our bodies from air, water and food – and what we can do about it.
We already know how harmful micro- and nanoplastics are to human health, so the question comes up more and more often: how worried should we be about the drinking water that reaches us through the pipes?
Wastewater is one of the most important collection points for microplastics. In conventional wastewater treatment, 80–99% of microplastics end up in sewage sludge.