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In recent years, there has been rising concern that tiny particles known as microplastics are showing up basically everywhere on Earth, from polar ice to soil, drinking water and food. Formed when ...

Dr. Phoebe Stapleton, professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Rutgers University and co-author of the bottled water study, talks nanoplastics.

The rumors are flying about a plastic bottle ban in New York State. Is it true?

Among the accomplishments of this year’s awardees are discoveries related to the role of altered pharmacokinetics in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the me

Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Drinking more water every day is a healthy habit, but a new study has raised concerns about the container you should

Three common bottled water brands purchased at Walmart were found to contain the plastic. Its not yet clear whether these particles are harmful to human health.

A study found that two standard-size bottled waters contains an average of 240,000 plastic particles from seven types of plastics.

New research shows that the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics. Scientists long figured there were lots of these

New research shows that the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics.

Scientists tested bottled water from three different brands sold in the U.S. and found they contained up to 400,000 tiny plastic particles per litre.