Comments - Silicon-Rich Natural Waters
Thanks for the candid and detailed response.
Considering that companies such as Fiji use the same kind of plastic as the companies which were tested to contain significant numbers of plastic micro (and nano) particles it seems to me it would be logical to assume that the same mechanisms of friction and other stimulus that results in the contamination that has been measured in other company's bottled water, is ubiquitous in all plastic bottled waters (in varying degrees based on how far it was shipped, what environmental stimulus the bottles were exposed to, along with other variables).
I am somewhat surprised that you are not aware of the toxicological studies on plastic nano and micro particles in humans. Just from a speculative stand point (without even assessing the available data) considering the human gut is an ecosystem populated by diverse species of bacteria, and bacteria are adept at altering the structure and bioavailability of molecules, the presence of petroleum based Synthetic polymers is a red flag to me.
Toxicological studies on microplastics are increasing each year and the data is quite disturbing. Experiments show that the exposure to microplastics induces a variety of toxic effects, including oxidative stress, metabolic disorder, endocrine disruption, immunological disorders, neurotoxicity, as well as reproductive and developmental toxicity.
Here is some pertinent data you may want to review:
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.827289/full
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/envhealth.3c00053
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151227/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223001384
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969723075757
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9026096/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935123013270
Thanks again for your time.
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