A joint effort from HHS and the EPA will examine how microplastics affect human health — and what it may take to reduce exposure. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a $144 ...
A Columbia University study found about 2.4 lakh plastic particles per litre of bottled water. Experts explain how they enter ...
Kristian Fried, Ph.D., Jennifer Wollenberg, Ph.D. EPA’s April 2026 draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) places microplastics on the federal regulatory radar for the first time, a milestone ...
University of Waterloo engineers have developed a low-cost, customizable 3D-printed filter that removes up to 90% of ...
Research out of Concordia University now indicates that people keep turning to bottled water for reasons that go beyond ...
On April 2, 2026, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a pre-publication notice of its draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) ...
Earlier today, Digital Journal reported on a first-of-its-kind study that looked at microplastics in drinking water, carried out by researchers at the University of Minnesota and the State University ...
The trick relies on something most kettles already have: limescale. The harder your water, the better it works. The post ...
For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday including microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water—a step that could lead to new limits ...
Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation's drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time has placed them on a draft list of contaminants ...
The Madras High Court recently refused to recall an interim order directing the addition of labels to bottled drinking water ...
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 4:03 AM UTC On April 2, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $144 million program, STOMP (Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics), to build a ...