EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

The EPA is flagging microplastics and pharmaceuticals as potentially concerning contaminants in drinking water, along with other chemicals and microbes.

There's been a lot of public is concerned about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.

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