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Researchers have linked microplastics in tea bags, coffee pods, tap water and heated plastic containers to billions of particles entering food and drinks people consume daily.—Ryan Brennan
may 11, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 Are there more microplastics in bottled water than tap water?—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026 Chowdhury added that reverse osmosis (RO) point-of-use systems and distillation can help remove salts from your tap water.—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 11 May 2026 Waiting for her were pitchers of sweet tea, which her family brewed using tap water.—Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tap water