Though the Columbia study didn’t analyze samples of tap water, previous studies looking at microplastics have found much lower concentrations of those particles in tap water than in bottled water.

Zimin Yu, Jia-Jia Wang, Liang-Ying Liu, Zhanjun Li, Eddy Y. Zeng. Drinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics. Environmental Science & Technology Letters ...

A close examination of any glass of drinking water would reveal whether it contains easily observable white flakes floating.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Something potentially harmful has been invading Lake Erie, the source of our drinking water, for years, and scientists aren’t sure what to make of it. That something is tiny ...

Depending on how hard or soft your water supply is, some of the plastic could also wind up encrusted within bits of the mineral deposit, which would then float to the surface. 3 ...

Share on Pinterest Boiling tap water could effectively remove a significant percentage of the microplastics in it. Image credit: Tim Robberts/Getty Images. Microplastics — tiny particles in the ...

In a trailblazing study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally ...

A recent study found bottled water contains far more pieces of plastic — tiny bits known as microplastics and even more minuscule nanoplastics — than previously estimated. The findings raise ...

A new “floating” staircase in Norway promises spectacular views and undeniable thrills – but it’s probably not for the fainthearted. The 131-foot long stairway, called the “Stigull ...

Researchers from Jinan University in China have discovered that boiling and filtering tap water with a coffee filter or similar removed almost 90 percent of tiny plastics that are linked to cancer.

Want to remove microplastics from water? Try brewing it for a cup of tea or coffee! Research reported in Environmental Science & Technology Letters shows that by boiling then filtering tap water, up ...