Whentravellingoverseas, doyoubuywaterinplasticbottlesortakeyourchanceswithtapwater? ImagineyouarewanderingaboutonaThaiislandor __26__ theruinsofAngkor. It'shotsoyougrababottleofwaterfromalocalvendor. It'sthesafethingtodo, right? Thebottleis __27__ , andthelabelsays "purewater". Butmaybewhat'sinsideisnotso __28__ . Wouldyoustillbedrinkingitifyouknewthatmorethan 90 percentofallbottledwatersoldaroundtheworld __29__ microplastics?
That'stheconclusionofarecently __30__ study, whichanalysed 259 bottlesfrom 11 brandssoldinninecountries, __31__ anaverageof 325 plasticparticlesperlitreofwater. Thesemicroplasticsincludeda __32__ commonlyknownasPETandwidelyusedinthemanufactureofclothingandfoodand __33__ containers. ThestudywasconductedattheStateUniversityofNewYorkonbehalfofOrbMedia, ajournalismorganisation. Aboutamillionbottlesareboughteveryminute, notonlybythirstytouristsbutalsobymanyofthe 2.1 billionworldwidewholivewithunsafedrinkingwater.
Confrontedwiththis __34__ , severalbottled-watermanufacturersincludingNestleandCoca-Colaundertooktheirownstudiesusingthesamemethodology. Thesestudiesshowedthattheirwaterdidcontainmicroplastics, butfarlessthantheOrbstudysuggested. Regardless, theWorldHealthOrganisationhaslaunchedareviewintothe __35__ healthrisksofdrinkingwaterfromplasticbottles.
A) adequate
B) admiring
C) contains
D) defending
E) evidence
F) instant
G) liquid
H) modified
I) natural
J) potential
K) released
L) revealing
M) sealed
N) solves
O) substance