"Governor Newsom can sign AB 823, authored by Assembly member Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas), and prevent unnecessary plastic pollution from entering our drinking water and our bodies. The bill, which unanimously passed the state Senate on Sept. 3 and now precariously sits on the governor's desk, builds off a law passed 10 years ago that successfully stopped the use of plastic microbeads in"
"The cost of treating drinking water for a growing number of pollutants is a major challenge facing many Californian households today. While the state already sets legal limits on over 100 contaminants, leading the nation in protecting public health, we continue to learn about new emerging contaminants that can be anticipated to pollute our water supplies and add further health threats and expense if they"
AB 823 would expand California's ban on plastic microbeads in rinse-off personal care products to include cleaning products and stay-on cosmetics, preventing unnecessary plastic from entering drinking water and bodies. Treating drinking water for a growing number of pollutants imposes major costs on households. Microplastics have emerged in water supplies and are linked to cancers, gastric inflammation, reproductive harm and dementia; babies have been born with microplastics in their developing bodies. The state already regulates over 100 contaminants and has directed the State Water Resources Control Board to measure microplastic particles and study public health implications.
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