Microplastics have shifted from an abstract pollution problem in distant oceans to a concrete health issue inside our own ...
People may be ingesting between 3,000 and 4,000 microparticles of plastic from tap water every year, according to a study published Wednesday based on samples from 14 countries. While the health risks ...
Their study, the first-ever search for bits of plastic in the world’s tap water, suggests plastics are polluting drinking water in Rochester and in Buffalo. Over the course of a year it is estimated ...