Local senator’s bill mandating microplastic study in drinking water advances in California Senate committee
State Sen. Anthony J. Portantino, who represents Pasadena, has authored a bill mandating the study of microplastics’ health impacts in drinking water. The Senate Environmental Quality Committee approved the bill this week. By filing SB 1147, Portantino seeks to emphasize the need for further research and action in addressing the pervasive presence of microplastics in various environmental elements. … The bill’s provisions include a requirement for all water-bottling plants producing bottled water for sale to provide an annual report to the State Department of Public Health’s Food and Drug branch on microplastic levels found in their source water. This data, as mandated by the bill, aims to enhance transparency and consumer awareness regarding the presence of microplastics in bottled water, a product consumed widely across California.