Memo on Nano- and Microplastics in Drinking Water

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2023

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Information on Nano- and Microplastics (NMPs) in drinking water and their potential impact on human health. It includes references to recent research on the topic and a memo on NMPs in drinking water from October 2023.

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2023

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The U.S. EPA does not have regulations for NMP concentrations in water, and it is unclear if NMPs in drinking water are a human health concern.

Household water filters may remove NMPs if the pore size of the filter is smaller than the NMPs in the drinking water.

While microplastics (MPs) are between 1 μm and 5 mm, nanoplastics are smaller and harder to research, which creates critical gaps in nanoplastics research and their connection to risk assessment.