The headline messages to reassure drinking water consumers around the world, that based on this assessment, our assessment of the risk is that it´s low," said Bruce Gordon, WHO coordinator of water and sanitation The organisation has also urged a crackdown in plastic pollution to benefit the environment and reduce human exposure to microplastics.
The report said that irrespective of human health risks caused by microplastics in drinking-water "measures should be taken by policymakers and the public to better manage plastics and reduce the use of plastics where possible".
WHO said that microplastics larger than 150 micrometres are not likely to be absorbed by the human body but said the chance of absorbing very small microplastic particles, including nano-sized plastics, could be higher, although it said data is limited.
The report warns of other dangers ahead: if plastic emissions in the environment continue at the current rate, microplastics could present widespread risks for aquatic ecosystems in a century, which could in turn increase human exposure.
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