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I-Team: Investigating St. Louis drinking water for microplastics - KSDK

The overall findings line up with national trends: About 90% of our drinking water has microplastics, according to the Missouri Confluence ...

Are Microplastics Invading the Male Reproductive System? · New Report Warns About Human Health Risks From PVC Pipes Used in Drinking Water Systems · The Plastic ...

Plastic particles in bottled water | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Researchers developed an imaging technique that detected thousands of tiny bits of plastic in common single-use bottles of water.

The plastic water bottle industry is booming. Here's why that's ... - CNN

Around 85% of plastic water bottles, which can take up to 1,000 years to degrade, end up as waste, according to the report. They also end up in ...

Sounding the alarm on microplastic pollution | Penn State University

Previous research had found polymer fragments in German beers. No one had looked for those contaminants in tap water, however. Mason and her ...

Great Lakes Plastic Pollution

They've found microplastics in Great Lakes fish, drinking water, bottled water, and beer. ... Remembering is the first step! Start a new habit: use refillable ...

Attorney General James Takes Historic Action Against PepsiCo for ...

“No one should have to worry about plastics in their drinking water, plastic garbage littering their scenic riverfront, or plastic pollution ...

Microplastics are everywhere: Is it possible to reduce our exposure?

A new study has found that bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics. With tiny plastic fragments infiltrating every part ...

Scientists break down forever chemicals in drinking water

Canadian researchers have developed a method to rid drinking water of harmful PFAS - or 'forever chemicals' - which scientists once ...

Boiling tap water may be solution to microplastics: study | Fox 59

(The Hill) — Worried about plastic pollution in your tap water? Try boiling it, a new study suggests. Boiling tap water can destroy at least ...

The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year

Several studies this year have looked at how prevalent microplastics are in our drinking water and in people's tissue, such as hearts ...

Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals

Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be ...

The rarely told story of the widely used water sachets - UNEP

“Understanding the story behind water sachets is a good example to help understand the different facets of the global plastic pollution crisis,” ...

Microplastics in drinking water: UN's World Health Organization ...

Just when you thought it was safe to drink bottled water, a new U.N. report raises concerns about what you may be consuming: tiny particles ...

Microplastics found in water bodies across Southcentral Alaska

Small bits of plastic are ubiquitous in saltwater and freshwater bodies in Southcentral Alaska and even found in some tap water, a new report ...

Bottled Water: The Human Health Consequences of Drinking from ...

Recent studies show bottled water containing excessive levels of microplastics - small pieces of plastic debris less than five millimeters in size.

Plastic particles found in bottled water - BBC

Experts have told the BBC that people in developing countries where tap water may be polluted should continue to drink water from plastic ...

Are You Drinking Plastic? | Chemistry Article for Students

A new study finds that bottled water contains a startling amount of plastic particles. · AS YOU READ, THINK ABOUT how pollution in the environment may affect ...

WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water after a new analysis of some of ...

New report highlights the plastic pollution problem in the Great Lakes

Instead, it breaks down into microplastics that can contaminate our waterways. The Great Lakes serve as a source of drinking water for 40 ...