New Atlas

One liter of bottled water found to contain 240,000 plastic fragments

Using advanced imaging technology, researchers have ascertained the number of nanoplastics – bits of plastic smaller than a micrometer – in bottled water, finding that, on average, a liter contains ...
Grist

It takes 1.39 liters of water to make a liter of water

The International Bottled Water Association wants us all to know that, guys, bottled water isn’t THAT wasteful. I mean, sure, yes, it’s taking a product you can pour from the faucet into a reusable ...
Yahoo

Scientists Say They'll Cut Back on Bottled Water After Learning 1 Liter Contains a Quarter of a Million Pieces of Plastic

A recent study analyzed three brands of bottled water and found a liter contained an average of 240,000 pieces of plastic Nanoplastics discovered in bottled water. The average liter of bottled water ...
New York Post

Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic particles than previously thought: study

The average one-liter plastic bottle of water contains levels of “nanoplastics” that are 100 times higher than previously thought, according to a new study. The peer-reviewed study, the first to test ...
Egypt Independent

Less than 100 liters of water per day reaches Egypt’s citizens: Water professor

Cairo University’s Professor of Geology and Water Resources, Abbas Sharaky, responded to government statements aiming to reduce per capita water consumption from 250 liters to 150 liters per day.