Microplastics in tap water: what's actually measured, what the science does and doesn't say, and what filters reduce them
Microplastics in drinking water is a genuinely contested area. Some claims are well-supported by peer-reviewed research, others have outpaced the evidence. Here's what's actually known as of May 2026, what regulators are doing, and which filtration technologies have demonstrated reduction performance.
- water
- microplastics
- regulation