Research shows up to 80 percent of bottled water on the market today contains microplastics and other substances linked to cancer, fertility problems, developmental delays in children, ...

In any given year, 7-8% of water systems in the U.S. have one health-related violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the main federal guideline for water safety, Jaffee said.

Bottled water is wasteful and — contrary to popular belief — not any healthier for you than tap water. Here's why. ... over 80 percent of plastic bottles are simply thrown away.

The bottled water industry has both subtly and overtly spread doubt about the safety of public tap water, ... and it has since risen as high as 80%.

Disposable water bottles are a concern for many because, first, they are an environmental nightmare. Second, they are incredibly overpriced. But let’s ignore both those facts for a moment and ...

For decades, consumers have been lugging around plastic bottles of water, fearing they will become dehydrated in the course of making a quick trip to the s. Trending ...

Now that they’ve grossed us out about bottled water, the Columbia team are looking at how else they can use stimulated Raman scattering microscopy to seek out nanoplastics in other areas of life.