研究顯示 九成瓶裝水含塑料微粒大綱

Plastic was identified in 93% of the samples in a study by microplastic researcher Sherri Mason of the State University of New York, after testing 250 bottles of water in 9 countries included the US and China, which included famous brands such as Aquafina, Dasani, Evian, Nestle Pure Life, San Pellegrino and Wahaha.

紐約州立大學塑料顆粒研究人員雪莉·梅森進行了一項研究，對來自美國和中國等9個國家的250種瓶裝水進行了檢測，發現93%的樣品中含有塑料，其中不乏Aquafina、Dasani、依雲、雀巢Pure Life、聖沛黎洛以及娃哈哈等知名品牌。

Researchers suggested that these macroplastic might come from "the industrial process of bottling the water".

研究人員認爲，這些塑料微粒可能是在裝瓶的工業過程中滲入了瓶內。

"In this study, 65 percent of the particles we found were actually fragments and not fibers," Mason told AFP.

梅森向法新社透露：“在這項研究中，我們發現的65%的顆粒實際上是碎片，而不是纖維。”

"I think that most of the plastic that we are seeing is coming from the bottle itself. It is coming from the cap. It is coming from the industrial process of bottling the water."

“我認爲我們看到的大部分塑料都來自於瓶子本身，但是也有來自於瓶蓋或者來自於裝水的工業過程的。”

A World Health Organization spokesman said that although there was not yet any evidence on impacts on human health, it was an emerging area of concern.

世界衛生組織的一名發言人表示，儘管尚無任何證據表明含有塑料微粒的瓶裝水對人體有害，但此事正引發日益關注。

The spokesman said the WHO will launch a new investigation to review the potential risks of plastic in drinking water.

該發言人稱，世衛組織將啓動一項新調查以評估飲用水中含有塑料的潛在風險。

"There are connections to increases in certain kinds of cancer to lower sperm count to increases in conditions like ADHD and autism," said Mason.

梅森則表示：“某些類型的癌症增加與此有關，也可能會導致精子數量的減少，以及增加患多動症和自閉症等疾病的機率。”