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Illustration — clinical association story; not a scare or official seal

Heart-Attack Patients Show Higher Micro- and Na...

JAMA Medical News (Sep 11) amplifies an Italian angiography cohort in the European Heart Journal: MNPs detected in ~84% of STEMI patients vs ~40% with chronic coronary syndromes and ~32%...

Heart-Attack Patients Show Higher Micro- and Na...

JAMA Medical News (Sep 11) amplifies an Italian angiography cohort in the European Heart Journal: MNPs detected in ~84% of STEMI patients vs ~40% with chronic coronary syndromes and ~32%...

Source Matters: Airborne vs Waterborne Drinking...

Most conversations about clean drinking water stop at “did you filter it?” The better question is where did it start? Wells, groundwater, recycled water, seawater, and municipal source water all...

Source Matters: Airborne vs Waterborne Drinking...

Most conversations about clean drinking water stop at “did you filter it?” The better question is where did it start? Wells, groundwater, recycled water, seawater, and municipal source water all...

Spout Monolith Is Back — Limited-Time Pricing a...

Spout Monolith atmospheric water is available again on WaterVo, with limited-time pricing at $1,495 (regular $1,995). Best pricing, after-sale support, and warranty — start at WaterVo.com.

Spout Monolith Is Back — Limited-Time Pricing a...

Spout Monolith atmospheric water is available again on WaterVo, with limited-time pricing at $1,495 (regular $1,995). Best pricing, after-sale support, and warranty — start at WaterVo.com.

Illustration — upstream / source-water framing, not doom beaches

Heavy Rain Can Supercharge Microplastic Pulses ...

A Peking University–led *Science* study finds rivers may export far more microplastics than many earlier estimates — about 263,000 metric tons to the ocean in 2022, ~96% from the Global...

Heavy Rain Can Supercharge Microplastic Pulses ...

A Peking University–led *Science* study finds rivers may export far more microplastics than many earlier estimates — about 263,000 metric tons to the ocean in 2022, ~96% from the Global...

Illustration — source paths, tire wear excluded

Swiss Study: Air Drops Twice as Much Microplast...

Nationwide Swiss WWTP measurements (~51 plants, ~44% of population) put ~4.7 t/yr of microplastics (>20 µm) into surface waters — while Empa’s atmospheric pathway is ~10 t/yr, about 2× the...

Swiss Study: Air Drops Twice as Much Microplast...

Nationwide Swiss WWTP measurements (~51 plants, ~44% of population) put ~4.7 t/yr of microplastics (>20 µm) into surface waters — while Empa’s atmospheric pathway is ~10 t/yr, about 2× the...

Illustration — methods story, not a health scare

Better Detection Shows Lake Geneva’s Tiny Micro...

EPFL-led work using AI-assisted spectral flow cytometry IDs six polymer classes down to ~5 µm — and projecting 1–100 µm suggests prior Lake Geneva counts may have missed most of...

Better Detection Shows Lake Geneva’s Tiny Micro...

EPFL-led work using AI-assisted spectral flow cytometry IDs six polymer classes down to ~5 µm — and projecting 1–100 µm suggests prior Lake Geneva counts may have missed most of...