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

(Yurii Yarema/Getty Images) Tiny fragments of plastic are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, ...

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.