CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is a new and major push to understand the level of microplastics in drinking water in Chicago and throughout the country.

Politicians, advocacy groups, and governors, including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, are calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to jump start a water monitoring program to track the microplastics in drinking water.

Researchers are telling the ABC7 I-Team the exact levels in drinking water are unknown because there is no program to measure them on the federal or local level. That is concerning, as scientists say their magnitude in the environment has sharply increased.

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Tiny plastic bits and filaments are so small they can barely be seen with the naked eye.

They're small eno

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