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The EPA announced last month it will consider regulating microplastics — particles that can be microscopic — as a contaminant ...

Microplastics are a known threat to overall health — and eating and drinking from plastic containers, like water bottles, could be a great offender, researchers suggest. A new study published in the ...

Some brands of bottled water contain significantly higher levels of microplastics than tap water, according to new research by scientists who have developed a novel method for detecting these tiny ...

A chance encounter with plastic waste on a tropical beach sparked a deep investigation into what those fragments mean for human health. The research reveals that bottled water isn’t as pure as it ...

A Duke University study has revealed how a previously undetectable form of PFAS pollution moved through Burlington’s wastewater system for years, transforming into more toxic chemicals and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Bottled water may contain three times as many nanoplastic particles as treated drinking water, suggests new research conducted by Ohio State University scientists who developed a ...

A scientific review of more than 140 studies found that people who rely on bottled water ingest far more microplastic particles each year than tap water drinkers — by a wide margin. Stacey Leasca is ...

Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who ...

In Brazil, scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology of São Paulo State University (ICT-UNESP) are working on a new way to safely treat dr.