EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water : NPR
- HEALTH
- April 4, 2026

Rosa María Carranza attends a protest supporting the temporary protected status program outside the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2025. Carranza, a resident of neighboring Oakland, worries she could lose her legal status and risk indefinite detention or deportation. Hiram Alejandro Durán/El Tímpano hide caption toggle caption
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The EPA is flagging microplastics and pharmaceuticals as potentially concerning contaminants in drinking water, along with other chemicals and microbes. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time has placed them on
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