Plastic Found in Bottled Water ( Difficult words from an Article )

Plastic Found in Bottled Water ( Difficult words from an Article )

250 bottles of water from nine different countries were examined. More than 90% contained tiny pieces of plastic. Sometimes concentrations were as high as thousands of plastic pieces per litre of water. Only 17  examined bottles were free of plastic.  On average, 10 plastic particles, about the width of a human hair, were found in each litre of water..

The companies, whose bottled water was examined, claim that their production met the highest quality standards. In most cases, the plastic gets into the water through the packaging process.

Although the results are not catastrophic scientists and doctors are concerned.  However, they state that there is no proof that the smallest particles of plastic can cause damage to your body. Most of it is turned into waste which leaves the body through faeces.

 

Apart from bottled water, plastic particles have also been found in beer, tap water, seafood and even in the air.

Bottled water is the fastest growing beverage in the world.  Currently, about 150 billion dollars worth of  water is sold worldwide. Packaged water is especially important for millions of people around the world

who do not have access to safe drinking water.

DIFFICULT WORDS
Words	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adverb	Phonetic	Meaning
microplastic	microplastics	-	-	-	/ˈmaɪ.kroʊˌplæs.tɪks/	extremely small pieces of plastic that are harmful to the environment, used in cosmetics.
examined	-	examine	-	-	/ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/	to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something.
particles	particle	-	-	-	/ˈpɑːr.t̬ə.kəl/	a word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or no meaning.
catastrophic	catastrophe	-	-	-	/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/
concerned	-	-	concerned	concernedly	/kənˈsɝːnd/  /kənˈsɝː.nɪd.li/	in a way that shows you are worried.
faeces	faeces	-	-	-	/ˈfiː.siːz/	the solid waste passed out of the body of a human or animal through the bowels.
worth	-	-	worth	-	/wɝːθ/	having a particular value, especially in money.
worldwide	-	-	Worldwide	worldwide	/ˈwɝːld.waɪd/	existing or happening in all parts of the world.
beverage	beverage	-	-	-	/ˈbev.ɚ.ɪdʒ/	a drink of any type

·         Comment about the Article

This article tell us about the new test. The bottled water has a particles in them. I think its a good article, because this article can explain about a new test in bottled water(microplastic).

·         Reference Link

https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/health-medicine/plastic-found-in-bottled-water.htm