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SarahD

(1,732 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2024, 07:42 PM Mar 2024

Plastic lined people.

Drink enough bottled water and you'll be impervious. Not sure why you would want that, but maybe it's something to do while waiting for you car repairs.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/08/health/bottled-water-nanoplastics-study-wellness/index.html

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Plastic lined people. (Original Post) SarahD Mar 2024 OP

Don't have much choice in the matter... 2naSalit Mar 2024 #1

There are places like that. SarahD Mar 2024 #2

Did you see the report recently that said boiling your drinking water can remove 90% of the plastic particles? Native Mar 2024 #3

I did... 2naSalit Mar 2024 #4

I boil up a supply every day NJCher Mar 2024 #5

2naSalit

(90,749 posts)

1. Don't have much choice in the matter...

Reply to SarahD (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 08:41 PM

Mar 2024

We have to buy our drinking water here, it comes in plastic.

SarahD

(1,732 posts)

2. There are places like that.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 08:57 PM

Mar 2024

A friend lives in a remote desert town where the water is OK for doing laundry and flushing toilets, but not for drinking. The state buys them drinking water, but it comes in plastic jugs.