The hidden hazard in every sip: tackling microplastics in drinking water through detection and mitigation

Sadia Younis, Syed Ali Hassan, Tehmina Naseem, Khushi Ali, Muhammad Irfan, Mueen Abbas, Muhammad Asif, Nabila Aslam, Syed Junaid Zafar, Maryam Abbasi Tarighat, Gholamreza Abdi · 2026

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Sadia Younis and co-authors review how tiny plastic bits foul drink water and how wards can fight back. The study appeared in 2026. The bits ride in tap, cask, and well water round the world. Drink water is a chief road by which they reach folks.

Six main bit kinds get named, with their source paths. Find tools span light reads, scope views, heat splits, and phone scopes, each with its pros and cons. Counts swing wide by source and treat path. Fight plans span clot-and-sieve steps, boil, and magnet goods. The team weighs how well each clears the bits.

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CREATORSadia Younis, Syed Ali Hassan, Tehmina Naseem, Khushi Ali, Muhammad Irfan, Mueen Abbas, Muhammad Asif, Nabila Aslam, Syed Junaid Zafar, Maryam Abbasi Tarighat, Gholamreza Abdi
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE130 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13628680

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