The plastic water bottle industry is booming. Here’s why that ... - CNN
Mar 16, 2023 · Groundwater extracted to help fill billions of plastic bottles a year poses a potential threat to drinking water resources and feeds the world’s plastic pollution crisis, while the industry’s...
Bottled water packed with nanoplastics, study finds | CNN
Jan 8, 2024 · CNN — 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...
Researchers find a massive number of plastic particles in bottled water
Updated January 10, 202411:59 AM ET. By. James Doubek. Enlarge this image. Researchers from Columbia University and Rutgers University found roughly 240,000 detectable plastic fragments in a...
When you drink bottled water, you're drinking lots and lots of ...
Jan 10, 2024 · Scientists analyzed bottled water from three common brands in the U.S. and found an average of 240,000 plastic particles per litre, less than a micron in size. They don't know if these...
High levels of nanoplastics in plastic water bottles, new study finds
Jan 11, 2024 · The bottled water that Americans pick up at the grocery store can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated, according to a new study published in a peer-reviewed...
Researchers discover thousands of nanoplastic bits in bottles of ...
Jan 8, 2024 · New research has found that the quantity of nanoplasicts in single-use water bottles is far greater than previously believed.
Bottled water contains up to 100 times more plastic than ... - CBS News
Updated on: January 9, 2024 / 7:52 PM EST / CBS News Bottled water full of nanoplastics, report says Scientists find alarming amount of plastic in bottled water 01:30
Bottled Water Is Full of Plastic Particles. Can They Harm Your …
Jan 11, 2024 · A liter of bottled water contains nearly a quarter of a million pieces of nanoplastic on average, according to new research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
Bottled Water Contains Previously Undetected Nanoplastics
Jan 8, 2024 · A typical one-liter (33-ounce) bottle of water contains some 240,000 plastic fragments on average, according to a new study. Many of those fragments have historically gone undetected, the...
Scientists discover 100 to 1000 times more plastics in bottled water ...
Jan 8, 2024 · A new paper released Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found about 240,000 particles in the average liter of bottled water, most of which were “nanoplastics” —...