Environmental concerns

Hi all. For years now, I have seen us all scratch our heads and wonder where the heck we got our disease, and why is it becoming alarmingly more wide-spread? We all speculated it was most probable was from our tap water. I came across this article and think there may possibly be another link. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xwnm74/youre-likely-inhaling-11-tiny-bits-of-plastic-per-hour