Ohio State University researchers analyzed samples from Lake Erie treatment plants and six bottled water brands, finding most ...

Growing mistrust of tap water has helped turn bottled water into a global staple, even in countries where public supplies are among the most rigorously tested. Marketing has positioned bottled water ...

The study, published in Science of The Total Environment, paired scanning electron microscopy with optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy (OPTIR). That combo let the team spot and identify plastic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 2025 review published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials revealed that bottled water can contain over 6,600 microplastic ...

New research shows bottled water can contain more tiny plastic particles than tap water. Scientists explain why everyday ...