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Topics: Ecological issues

Stricter standards and investment in innovative water treatment technologies required to protect human health from pollution of tap and bottle water by tiny microplastic particles, urges Bluewater

Tiny plastic particles in tap and bottled water could be an invisible health threat – new study uncovers hidden risks.

Stockholm, Sweden – January 20, 2025 – A damning new study published in PLOS Water reveals that French drinking water is saturated with microplastics smaller than 20 micrometers (µm), prompting global water company Bluewater to call on governments, regulators, and industries around the world to act decisively to protect public health. These tiny particles, fine enough to infiltrate human blood and

What's getting into your tap water that you cannot see or smell but which may threaten your health?

Nightmare Bacteria' Discovered At SoCal Sewage Plant Wastewater

News reports from California tell how so-called “nightmare bacteria” capable of killing almost half of its victims has been found in a wastewater treatment plant in Southern California - and, the scary thing is that sewage plants seem unable to kill it with existing chemicals.