Microplastics May Join List of Contaminants in Drinking Water
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April 2, 2026
For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday including microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water—a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. Administrator Lee Zeldin said the EPA is responding to Americans worried about plastics and...
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