Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in global study

Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by wibble10 on Friday September 27, 2019 @03:56PM (#21095692)

A lot of the buildings in Berlin have very old pipes and while the water to the building is alright, we (in Berlin) have to rely mainly on glass bottles of water (bismark) as if you don’t run the taps enough there’s a nice colour that comes out...

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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by cerebellum42 on Friday September 27, 2019 @04:21PM (#21095906)

I've lived in a few places in Berlin over the years, I've never seen anything but nice clear water come out of the tap (whether at my place or friend's flats). Granted, it's hard water (lots of calcium) but other than that it's perfectly fine. Pipes as bad as you're describing definitely exist but I'd say they're the exception, not the rule.

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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by mirekrusin on Friday September 27, 2019 @04:55PM (#21096195)

If there's a lot of calcium old pipes will have nice protection layer, no?

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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by quakeguy on Friday September 27, 2019 @05:09PM (#21096319)

Exactly, and the older the pipe, the thicker the layer.

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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by maneesh on Friday September 27, 2019 @06:01PM (#21096661)

I was in Berlin this summer for 2 months (Neukolln), in 3 different airbnbs and the water was not tasty, and was quite bitter. Very different compared to Swedish or Austrian or even Italian (florence) water.

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