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Plastic water bottles contain thousands of tiny plastic particles (nanoplastics). Learn how they may affect your health — and how you can avoid them.
Drinking water from disposable plastic bottles may be passing hundreds of thousands of potentially harmful tiny plastic particles into our bodies, a new study finds.
The claim: Heat reacts with the chemicals in plastic water bottles and releases harmful dioxin. Do water bottles leach a cancer-causing chemical when exposed to extreme heat?
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. New study finds most of the plastic...
One recent study found that a 1-liter plastic bottle of water could contain approximately 240,000 nanoplastic fragments, small enough to enter the bloodstream and cross protective barriers in...
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...
New research reveals that a liter of bottled water contains an average 240,000 microscopic plastic particles. The health impact is unclear.
In truth, bacterial growth in water bottles is a much bigger concern than chemical leaching. If you need to reuse a plastic water bottle, make sure to wash it properly first.
Bottled Water Is Full of Plastic Particles. Can They Harm Your Health? Here’s what scientists know so far about the health effects of nanoplastics, and what you can do to reduce your...
Most bottled water is sold in plastic #1, also known as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Research shows that PET may be an endocrine disruptor, altering our hormonal systems.