RFK Jr. takes action against microplastics as HHS starts efforts to eliminate ‘Forever Particles’ from U.S. water and people’s bodies
Federal Initiative Against Microplastics Launched On Thursday, as part of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. led a significant roundtable discussion addressing microplastic pollution in the U.S. During the event, held at EPA headquarters, President Kennedy described the widespread presence of plastic in people’s […]
Bottled water found to contain tens of thousands of ‘tiny plastic particles’ in new study
people who drink alcohol bottled water Some researchers argue that it may do more than just hydrate you. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that each water bottle can contain hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics. Nanoplastics are tiny plastic particles less than 1 micrometer in size, measuring […]
Bottled water contains more plastic particles than previously thought: study
The average 1-litre plastic bottle contains 100 times higher levels of 'nanoplastics' than previously thought, according to new research. According to the journal Proceedings, the peer-reviewed study is the first to examine particles less than 1 micrometer long, or 1/70th the width of a human hair, with an average of 240,000 particles in a liter […]