A comprehensive review reveals how biofilms and poor maintenance can undermine filtration systems, challenging the assumption that water dispensers are always a safer choice than tap water. Study: ...

A new study offers one of the clearest looks yet at what happens when these tiny particles encounter bacteria in drinking water. Nanoplastics may help harmful bacteria survive drinking water treatment ...

Following the discovery of germs suggesting potential contamination with human or animal waste, a British water supplier had advised locals not to drink from their taps. However, in a new update at ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State University (MSU) researchers have discovered a new microorganism living deep underground. The microbe was recently discovered in dirt samples from Iowa and ...