Scientists Find About A Quarter Million Nanoplastic Particles In Bottled Water

Scientists Find About A Quarter Million Nanoplastic Particles In Bottled Water

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 and Rutgers universities did their calculations they never … Read more

Litre of bottled water contains nearly a quarter million invisible nanoplastics: scientists – National

Litre of bottled water contains nearly a quarter million invisible nanoplastics: scientists – National

The average litre 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 and Rutgers universities did their calculations, they never knew how … Read more

She took on California’s famous Arrowhead bottled water brand — and won

She took on California’s famous Arrowhead bottled water brand — and won

Amanda Frye of Redlands took on the company that owns California’s famous Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water over water rights to Strawberry Creek in the San Bernardino National Forest. She was among a number of local residents, community groups and non-profits, and everyone took actions like boycotting the company, signing petitions and donating money to organizations … Read more