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Microplastics in bottled water found up to 100 times more than previously estimated, study says

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Nanoplastics are the most worrisome type of plastic pollution for human health, experts say.

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  1. Bottled water contains thousands of nanoplastics so small they can invade the body’s cells, study says

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    Microplastics in bottled water found up to 100 times more than previously estimated, study says

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  1. France 24

    Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic bits: study (opens France 24)

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    Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny plastic bits it contains, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said…

  2. Forbes

    Bottled Water Contains Hundreds Of Thousands Of Potentially Toxic Tiny Plastics, Study Finds (opens Forbes)

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    Plastics were present in all three of the popular bottled water brands scientists tested, and 90% of them were tiny particles called nanoplastics, which are the result of disposed plastic waste.

  3. Time

    Microplastics in Bottled Water At Least 10 Times Worse Than Once Thought (opens Time)

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    New research reveals that a liter of bottled water contains an average 240,000 microscopic plastic particles. The health impact is unclear.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Researchers discover thousands of nanoplastic bits in bottles of drinking water (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Researchers discovered thousands of nano-sized bits of plastic in bottled water

  5. The Republic

    Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water (opens The Republic)

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    The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists long figured there were lots of these microscopic plastic pieces, but until researchers at Columbia…

  6. Newsweek

    Chemists warn bottled water 100 times worse for plastic than thought (opens Newsweek)

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    The water tested was found to contain 240,000 plastic particles per liter on average, scientists warn.

  7. Bloomberg

    Bottled Water Contains More Plastic Particles Than Previously Thought (opens Bloomberg)

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    Researchers found hundreds of thousands of plastic particles in one-liter bottles of water sold in the US, 90% of them small enough to enter the human bloodstream.

  8. Local News 8

    Bottled water contains thousands of nanoplastics so small they can invade the body’s cells, study says (opens Local News 8)

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    By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In a trailblazing new study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally tiny they cannot be seen under a microscope.

  9. CBS News

    Bottled water contains up to 100 times more plastic than previously estimated, new study says (opens CBS News)

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    A new study by researchers at Columbia and Rutgers shows that the average liter of bottled water contains nearly a quarter million pieces of nanoplastic.

  10. NBC4 Washington

    A quarter million plastic particles found in bottled drinking water (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Researchers looked at three common bottled water brands and found particle levels ranged from 110,000 to 400,000 per liter.

  11. Grist

    Bottled water has up to 100 times more plastic particles than previously thought (opens Grist)

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    New research shows that every liter of bottled water contains 240,000 microscopic pieces of plastic.

  12. New York Post

    Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic particles than previously thought: study (opens New York Post)

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    A peer-reviewed study published Monday found that there are 100 times more plastic particles in bottled water than previously thought.

  13. CNN

    Bottled water contains thousands of nanoplastics so small they can invade and damage the body’s cells, study says (opens CNN)

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    Bottled water contains millions of small particles, thousands of which are nanoplastics so tiny they can invade the body’s cells, a new study finds.

  14. Insider

    One water bottle can contain 240,000 tiny plastic pieces. Here's what to do if you're worried. (opens Insider)

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    Bottled water sold in the US can contain 240,000 tiny pieces of plastic, a new study found. These micro and nanoplastics can enter the bloodstream.

  15. Fortune

    Bottled water could be putting tiny previously undetected fragments of plastic into your bloodstream and organs (opens Fortune)

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    Nanoplastics pose a greater threat to human health than microplastics because they’re small enough to penetrate human cells, enter the bloodstream and impact organs.

  16. The Daily Caller

    Bottled Water Contains 100 Times More Plastic Than Previously Believed, Study Shows (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A new study revealed Tuesday that bottled water contains 100 times more plastic than previously believed.

  17. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Microplastics in bottled water found up to 100 times more than previously estimated, study says (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    Nanoplastics are the most worrisome type of plastic pollution for human health, experts say.

  18. Wyoming Public Media

    Researchers find a massive number of plastic particles in bottled water (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Researchers found roughly 240,000 detectable plastic fragments in a typical liter of bottled water. Most of them were nanoplastics — particles less than 1 micrometer in size.

  19. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Nanoplastics in bottled water found up to 100 times more than previously estimated, study says (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Nanoplastics are the most worrisome type of plastic pollution for human health, experts say.

  20. The Boston Globe

    What to know about ‘nanoplastics’ in bottled water (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A new study found that popular brands are teeming with small plastic bits.

  21. Science Alert

    Bottled Water Is Packed Full of Up to 100x More Microplastic Than Expected (opens Science Alert)

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    As scientists urgently call for studies on the potential health effects of microplastics that make their way into our bodies, we still don't have any easy and effective way of detecting and identifying the smallest of these polluting particles.

  22. Fox News

    Bottled water found to contain tens of thousands of ‘tiny plastic particles’ in new study (opens Fox News)

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    A new study from Columbia University found that each bottle of water can contain hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics. Researchers, public health experts and bottled water groups chimed in.

  23. PhillyVoice

    Bottled water contains far more plastic particles than previously believed, study suggests (opens PhillyVoice)

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    Scientists say nanoplastics, which are much smaller than the width of a hair, can enter the liquid through filters and the container itself

  24. Mother Jones

    Bottled water contains 240,000 plastic particles per liter, study finds (opens Mother Jones)

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    Mother Jones's feed description

    Another reason to stick with tap.

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