Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study found that bottled water contains lower levels of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) than chloraminated tap water, ...

Some brands of bottled water contain significantly higher levels of microplastics than tap water, according to new research by scientists who have developed a novel method for detecting these tiny ...

A new study published in BMJ Global Health suggests that drinking tap water might be "healthier" than bottled water. The authors note that "misunderstandings about the safety and potential risks of ...

Korin Miller has spent nearly two decades covering food, health, and nutrition for digital, print, and TV platforms. Her work has appeared in Women's Health, SELF, Prevention, The Washington Post, and ...

If you live in the District or Northern Virginia, your water might start to smell funny on Monday. That’s because of an annual change to the water purification process — a sort of “spring cleaning” ...

For years, bottled water has been marketed as the cleaner, safer alternative to whatever comes out of the kitchen faucet. Now the scientist behind one of the most detailed tests of plastic ...

Researchers tested spring, groundwater, and purified bottled waters against local tap to see how treatment shapes the byproducts that emerge — and the differences were striking. A new study found that ...