A review of more than 140 studies found that many micro- and nanoplastics in bottled water don’t come from the water itself, ...

The average one-liter plastic bottle of water contains levels of “nanoplastics” that are 100 times higher than previously thought, according to a new study. The peer-reviewed study, the first to test ...

Using advanced imaging technology, researchers have ascertained the number of nanoplastics – bits of plastic smaller than a micrometer – in bottled water, finding that, on average, a liter contains ...

Editor's note: This article was updated on March 20, 2018, to correct the quote stating, "There will be more plastic in the ocean than fish [by weigh] by 2020." The year has been changed to 2050.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A paper published Monday used a novel technique to analyze one-liter samples of ...

As cities across the nation (including Buffalo) inventory their water infrastructure to locate and replace lead pipes, you may wonder if changing your drinking water to bottled water is safer. What if ...

I used to grab a plastic water bottle without thinking twice. It was easy. Convenient. The thing you just did when you were ...