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    Our drinking water sources like lakes, rivers, and groundwater may be contaminated with microplastics. Researchers don't know the health risks of microplastics or how long they stay in our bodies. Plastics are made from oil and include many petroleum-based ingredients, some of which are known to cause cancer or mimic hormones. Plastic also absorbs pollution like DDT and PCBs that have been found in plastics in the ocean. Small plastic bits have also been discovered in fish, birds, corals and other aquatic animals, which is a problem because plastic lacks nutrients.

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    Our drinking water sources like lakes, rivers, and groundwater may be contaminated with microplastics. Researchers don't know the health risks of microplastics or how long they stay in our bodies. Plastics are made from oil and include many petroleum-based ingredients, some of which are known to cause cancer or mimic hormones. Plastic also absorbs pollution like DDT and PCBs that have been found in plastics in the ocean. Small plastic bits have also been discovered in fish, birds, corals and other aquatic animals, which is a problem because plastic lacks nutrients.

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    Our drinking water sources like lakes, rivers, and groundwater may be contaminated with microplastics. Researchers don't know the health risks of microplastics or how long they stay in our bodies. Plastics are made from oil and include many petroleum-based ingredients, some of which are known to cause cancer or mimic hormones. Plastic also absorbs pollution like DDT and PCBs that have been found in plastics in the ocean. Small plastic bits have also been discovered in fish, birds, corals and other aquatic animals, which is a problem because plastic lacks nutrients.

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    Our drinking water sources like lakes, rivers, and groundwater may be contaminated with microplastics. Researchers don't know the health risks of microplastics or how long they stay in our bodies. Plastics are made from oil and include many petroleum-based ingredients, some of which are known to cause cancer or mimic hormones. Plastic also absorbs pollution like DDT and PCBs that have been found in plastics in the ocean. Small plastic bits have also been discovered in fish, birds, corals and other aquatic animals, which is a problem because plastic lacks nutrients.

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    PACER, JOHN CEDRIC September 29,2022

    STEM 23 Ms.Bel

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    Interact with the text below through annotation. Then, compose an outline out of it.
    Lastly, summarize the text using the outline that you have composed.

    The problem with plastics

    (an excerpt)

    by Sharon Oosthoek and Maria Temming

    January 30, 2020

    Our drinking water comes from lakes, rivers, and groundwater aquifers. Any of these
    may be tainted with microplastics. Our bodies can poop out plastics we’ve ingested, but
    no one knows how long it takes for them to move through the body, says Sam Athey.
    She studies sources of microplastics at the University of Toronto in Canada. The longer
    microplastics stay in our bodies, she says, the greater our exposure to them.

    Researchers don’t yet know the risks, says Athey. But she finds reasons to be cautious.
    One is that plastic is made from oil and includes many different petroleum-based
    ingredients. Scientists don’t yet know how many of these might be toxic.

    Ingredients in some plastics, such as polyvinyl chloride, can cause cancer. And
    phthalates (pronunciation: THAAL-aytes) — used to soften some types of plastics —
    can mimic the activity of hormones. These false hormones can cause unexpected
    changes in how cells grow and develop. Such changes may lead to disease.

    Plastic also can soak up pollution like a sponge. The pesticide DDT and PCBs (a type of
    insulating fluid) are two types of toxic pollution found in plastics floating in the ocean.
    Plastic bits also have been turning up in fish, birds, corals, and other aquatic animals.
    That’s a problem because plastic does not provide the energy and nutrients these
    creatures need to grow and thrive.

    ANNOTATION: Based on the additional information, I think the water is safe to drink
    because it may be contaminated with microplastics. Some researchers are studying
    microplastics. Plastic is made from oil, and includes many different petroleum-based
    ingredients. It is often recycled, but it can also be created from other materials, such as
    natural gas.

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