Scientists have issued a warning over the use of plastic bottles due to the potential ingestion of harmful particles. A study, published in 2024, revealed that water contained in plastic bottles can ...

The health halo surrounding bottled water is starting to burst. Bottled water first became popular in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, with many brands aligning themselves with health and ...

When it comes to drinking bottled water, you have to be careful. Many of the most popular brands are known to be contaminated ...

Researchers in Guatemala discovered that the water sources people consider safest may harbor the greatest contamination, ...

For decades, consumers have been lugging around plastic bottles of water, fearing they will become dehydrated in the course of making a quick trip to the store. Besides thinking it's somehow ...

One in 20 Americans gets most of their hydration from bottled water, and only 10% drink exclusively tap water — but experts are warning that it’s time to rethink our drinking habits. It’s for the good ...

In an effort to make a point, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels collected empty beverage containers for his tap water promotion display ("Forget bottled water, Seattle's tap water is just fine, says city," ...

Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’? Silhouette of person drinking bottled water backlit by sun. Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A ...

ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis-based health care organization is turning to the tap, eliminating bottled water at its hospitals as part of an effort to be more environment-friendly. The bottle ban begins ...

The huge and growing toll bottled water is taking on human and planetary health warrants an urgent rethink of its use as 1 million bottles are bought every minute around the globe, with that figure ...

Lawmakers question purity, safety standards for bottled water. July 8, 2009— -- They proffer claims of being "essential," "pure," and "crystal-fresh," but are bottled waters anything more than ...