LENAWEE CO. — A state grant will fund a new study into microplastics in the local water system, raising questions about potential health impacts and future regulation.
The funding is directed to the Rome-Woodstock sanitary district, where officials say microplastics, referred to as P5s, have been detected in the water supply and may enter the human bloodstream.
At this stage, officials say the source of the contamination is unknown, and the study will focus on identifying where those particles are coming from within the system…