A peer-reviewed study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found approximately 240,000 plastic particles in every liter of commercially bottled water, with roughly 90% of ...

Researchers tested spring, groundwater, and purified bottled waters against local tap to see how treatment shapes the byproducts that emerge — and the differences were striking. A new study found that ...

Grabbing a bottle of water on the go feels like the simplest, healthiest choice you can make. It’s the one thing we’re all told to drink more of—pure, clean, and essential. But in a world where ...

In today’s world, everything is a source of potential health concern — even water. Here’s what you need to know about minimizing microplastic ingestion via drinking water. A liter of bottled water ...

How do microplastics and pharmaceutical medications affect the safety of the nation’s tap water? It’s a question the US ...

The EPA has identified microplastics and pharmaceuticals as drinking water contaminants, a major step toward future ...