Almost half of all copper in the air we breathe comes from brake and tyre wear. Various studies conducted by other research ...

Researchers have found that electric cars might not be as green as they appear since their brakes produce emissions more ...

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A team of researchers say they want to look at what exposure to toxins from thousands of burned structures does to people ...

Move comes 40 years after the world's worst industrial disaster which occurred when a highly toxic gas leaked from Union ...

EPA Adds Nine New PFAS to List of Chemicals Subject to Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Under the Emergency Planning and ...

Harmful environmental exposures during pregnancy and early infancy can pose a number of health risks. Scientists discover surprising factor that may protect infants from lurking hazards: 'Paves the ...

To better estimate their potential threat for ecosystems, researchers at Eawag have explored biochemical signatures that indicate the level of chemical stress suffered by fish. It is estimated that ...

These chemicals, often called the ‘Dirty Dozen’, include pesticides, industrial compounds and toxic by-products that harm both people and nature. Eswatini, like many other countries, is a signatory to ...

Researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides in lettuce and human intestinal cells, raising new safety concerns about plastic pollution.

In the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Army Corps officials are saying that excavating six inches of topsoil is enough to rid properties of contamination.