Microplastics are increasingly showing up in drinking water. Here's why filtration technology deserves closer attention than ...

According to a 2018 study, 94% of tap water samples from the U.S. are contaminated with microplastics, the highest level in the world. Another study found bottled water is no purer: 93% of samples ...

Microplastics typically go unnoticed in different tap water sources. Researchers at the University of Missouri college of engineering have designed a filter to fit on standard faucets with the goal of ...

With summer heating up, staying hydrated is top of mind. But before you reach for another glass of water, there’s another ...

Wastewater from washing machines is considered a major source of microplastics – tiny plastic particles that are suspected of harming human and animal health. Researchers at the University of Bonn now ...

Water filters on the market today can remove some contaminants, but they're not designed to capture microplastics. In fact, some of them may actually add small plastics into drinking water during the ...

If you scoop a bucket of seawater from almost any coastline today, you will collect more than salt and sand. Hidden within it are tiny fragments of plastic, some ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

Using treated plant waste as a filter reduced the presence of harmful microplastics in agricultural runoff by more than 92%, according to a new study authored by a University of Mississippi research ...