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by Dr. Joseph Mercola Data show that just two disinfection byproducts offered compelling evidence that a cumulative risk assessment would reveal health damage from contaminants found in drinking water The Environmental Working Group’s Tap Water Database is the most complete source of information compiled from data in nearly 50,000 systems users can search by zip […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola Story at-a-glance Tests reveal bottled water contains nearly twice as many microplastic particles per liter as tap water. The contamination was thought to originate from the manufacturing process of the bottles and caps Researchers tested 259 bottles of 11 popular bottled water brands for the presence of microscopic plastic. On average, […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE Aquaculture promotes itself as a sustainable solution to overfishing, but it actually takes 1.5 to 8 kilograms (3.3 to 17.6 pounds) of wild fish to produce a single kilogram (2.2 pounds) of farmed salmon Fish farms pollute the aquatic environment and spread disease to wild fish. Farmed fish are also […]
by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE Evidence suggests plastic recycling efforts can have only a minor impact even under the best of circumstances, since plastic can, at best, be recycled once, due to degradation Since 1950, the world has created 6.3 trillion kilograms of plastic waste, and 91% of it has never been recycled Many recycling […]