The peer-reviewed study found that bottled water is the main source of microplastics, doing damage to the intestinal wall and kidneys and causing systemic inflammation.

When it comes to budgeting, you can’t get much worse than bottled water. If your home is connected to “city water,” then each sip you take from the plastic Flask-o-Fluid bought at Walmart costs ...

Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A series of lawsuits recently filed against six bottled water brands claim that it’s deceptive to use labels like “100 ...

Over the past few months, clean water has come under the microscope thanks to a slew of research analyzing what’s in the stuff we drink. The latest is a study that has detected a previously ...

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 ...

Grist reports on legal battles against bottled water companies by consumers hoping to protect themselves from microplastic contamination. Is bottled water really "natural" if it's contaminated with ...