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Your Body Runs on Water. Are You Giving It Enough?

Proper hydration supports your brain, energy, digestion, kidney health and temperature control—but how much water you need depends on your body and your day. Learn the real benefits of drinking...

Your Body Runs on Water. Are You Giving It Enough?

Proper hydration supports your brain, energy, digestion, kidney health and temperature control—but how much water you need depends on your body and your day. Learn the real benefits of drinking...

Methane bubbles on the surface of a lake with reeds, with the headline "Rising Gas Bubbles Can Lift Microplastics From Sediment Back Into Water, Study Finds" — WaterVO News

Rising Gas Bubbles Can Lift Microplastics From ...

A lab study published Oct. 5, 2026 in Environmental Science & Technology found that gas bubbles rising out of sediment released 8.9% to 12.1% of four common microplastics into the...

Rising Gas Bubbles Can Lift Microplastics From ...

A lab study published Oct. 5, 2026 in Environmental Science & Technology found that gas bubbles rising out of sediment released 8.9% to 12.1% of four common microplastics into the...

Yellowfin tuna swimming in the Gulf Stream, with the headline "Nano- and Microplastics Found in Tuna and Mahi-Mahi Across Three Oceans" — WaterVO News

Nano- and Microplastics Found in Tuna and Mahi-...

A Texas A&M-led study published Oct. 6, 2026 in Scientific Reports found nano- and microplastics in the muscle tissue of dolphinfish (mahi-mahi) and yellowfin tuna across the Atlantic, Pacific and...

Nano- and Microplastics Found in Tuna and Mahi-...

A Texas A&M-led study published Oct. 6, 2026 in Scientific Reports found nano- and microplastics in the muscle tissue of dolphinfish (mahi-mahi) and yellowfin tuna across the Atlantic, Pacific and...

Assorted plastic fragments on a white table, with the headline "Smaller Plastic Fragments Turn More Chemically Reactive, Study Finds" — WaterVO News

Smaller Plastic Fragments Turn More Chemically ...

A McGill University-led study published Oct. 5, 2026 found that when HDPE and PET plastics are mechanically broken down, the smallest fragments (under one micrometre) have rougher, more oxidised and...

Smaller Plastic Fragments Turn More Chemically ...

A McGill University-led study published Oct. 5, 2026 found that when HDPE and PET plastics are mechanically broken down, the smallest fragments (under one micrometre) have rougher, more oxidised and...

Title card reading "Archived Stream Insects Show Microplastics Across the Schuylkill Watershed" — WaterVO News

Archived Stream Insects Show Microplastics Acro...

A 2026 Insects study of archived stream insects from six Schuylkill River watershed creeks found microplastic fibres in about a third of 411 specimens collected in 1998, 2010 and 2019,...

Archived Stream Insects Show Microplastics Acro...

A 2026 Insects study of archived stream insects from six Schuylkill River watershed creeks found microplastic fibres in about a third of 411 specimens collected in 1998, 2010 and 2019,...

Title card reading Farm-to-Fork Review Maps Micro- and Nanoplastics in Food and Water — WaterVO News

Farm-to-Fork Review Maps Micro- and Nanoplastic...

A September 2026 npj Science of Food systematic review of 55 studies maps micro- and nanoplastics from farm to fork, finds fibres dominant and highest reported levels in aquaculture and...

Farm-to-Fork Review Maps Micro- and Nanoplastic...

A September 2026 npj Science of Food systematic review of 55 studies maps micro- and nanoplastics from farm to fork, finds fibres dominant and highest reported levels in aquaculture and...