Michael Klein discusses the growing threats to safe drinking water in his article for The Water News Source (Summer 2025 Edition). In the article, he explains the challenges that exist in trying to deliver clean drinking water and how public water systems continue to address lead and PFAS contamination while facing the emerging threat of microplastics and nanoplastics. These microscopic particles are created as plastics break down and have been linked to health effects, including liver and hormone disruption, and cell death.

He notes the legal concerns for the drinking water sector, both for tap and bottled water distributors, and references recent cases that could affect upcoming legal trends. Michael also highlights ultrafiltration systems as a possible method to remove microplastics from drinking water and cautions that prevention and regulation will remain critical to long-term solutions.

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