
One Spoon of Plastic in Your Brain? Why This Is No Sci-Fi – And What You Can Do About It
Drinking water is essential to our health. But did you know that plastic particles are now being detected in the human brain? This shocking discovery is not science fiction – it’s science. How does plastic get into our body? We ingest micro- and nanoplastics daily through food, air, and especially drinking water. Bottled water, in particular, is a major contributor. A 2024 study by Columbia University found that a single liter of bottled water can contain up to 240,000 plastic particles, most of them nanoplastics invisible to the eye. Because nanoplastics are smaller than 100 nanometers, they can pass through cellular membranes and reach vital organs – including the brain. What