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Green Matters on MSN1d
Scientists Beg People to Stop Drinking From Plastic Water Bottles — Turns Out, It Can Be Deadly
Researchers analyzed eight young adults and studied the difference in impacts of drinking bottled water vs tap water.
The Cool Down on MSN3d
Researchers sound alarm on the health impacts of drinking from plastic water bottles: 'This points to a wider issue'
Test subjects were asked to drink only tap water and not consume liquids from plastic or glass bottles for one month.
That water bottle you’re carrying says a lot more than ‘hydration’
The LARQ PureVis 2 is another self-cleaning water bottle. The company says the plant-based filter in the lid removes chlorine ...
Dramatic images show the hideous toll microplastics exposure could take on your face
Business Waste used the latest studies to create shocking images that illustrate how high levels of microplastic exposure can negatively affect the human body — including your appearance.
Man who hurled bottle at van der Poel ‘had too much to drink’
A Belgian man has apologised for throwing a plastic bottle at cyclist Mathieu van der Poel during the Paris-Roubaix race, ...
Why do the Japanese line their streets and fences with water bottles?
In Japan, plastic water bottles placed along fences and gardens serve as "nekoyoke" or cat repellent. This tradition, which ...
The Verge5d
The clever engineering and design of two-liter plastic soda bottles.
Doing what he does best, Bill Hammack, AKA The Engineer Guy, spends an enlightening 13 minutes explaining not only how two-liter plastic soda bottles are made, but also how their seemingly simple ...
NBC News13d
It doesn't take much for microplastics to leach into food, researchers warn
They’re also discovering just how easily the tiny particles get there. Microplastics don’t just shed off of plastic items ...