The Water We Don’t See: Micropollutants 💧

Not all water pollution is visible 👀. Some of the most problematic contaminants are invisible, yet persistent in aquatic environments.

Micropollutants 🧪 are chemical substances present in water at very low concentrations — sometimes comparable to a single drop 💧 in an Olympic swimming pool 🏊.
They originate from everyday sources such as medicines 💊, cosmetics and personal care products 💄🧴, cleaning agents 🧼, pesticides 🚜, and industrial activities 🏭.
Because they occur at trace levels and are chemically diverse ⚙️, many micropollutants are not efficiently removed by conventional wastewater treatment systems 🚫💦.
Once released into rivers and coastal waters 🌊, they can accumulate in aquatic organisms 🐟, disrupt food webs 🔗, and eventually move up the food chain — reaching our plates 🍽️.

At WeTreat 🌱, we are developing nature-based solutions to reduce these “invisible” contaminants, helping protect aquatic ecosystems and human health.

Take-home message 📌: What enters the water can return to us through the food web. Even small concentrations matter.

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