Alarm micro plastic beads in beer

The results of the newly published study in the US show that every liter of beer produced in this country contains at least 4 artificial molecules, mostly microplastic.

This is a particle with a diameter of less than 5 micrometers, broken down from larger pieces of plastic waste and it takes several hundred to several thousand years to decompose completely in the natural environment.

Just one beer per day is enough for consumers to load up to 520 seeds per year.(Artwork: Shutterstock).

The report, published in the Public Library of Science, found that the concentration of artificial particles in beer samples was determined to be 4.05 seeds / liter. Researchers estimate that just one beer per day is enough for consumers to load up to 520 seeds per year.

To draw this conclusion, the team of 3 experts analyzed 12 different brands of beer from January to April 2017. All samples contain water from the Great Lakes in North America, including Upper Lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

Meanwhile, under 5 micrometers in size, micro-plastic beads easily penetrate water filtration systems and eventually flow downstream to the Great Lakes region as well as the sea, causing a serious threat to life. in river systems, oceans and people.

Another report found out in 93% of bottled water around the world, meaning that plastic pollution is not just a problem in the oceans.