A new study reveals that herbicides and pesticides wash downriver from farms and towns and contaminate fresh oysters. Find out more about it in this article.
Researchers studied Washington, D.C.'s waterways for microplastic pollution, emphasizing threats to river health and informing plastic regulation efforts. Continue reading to learn more.
While a fruit fly can carry harmful bacteria, the ethanol and acidity in wine likely make it safe to drink after a fly lands in it. Continue reading to learn more.
Mild E.coli could lead to stomach cramps or even bloody diarrhea, but severe cases can result in respiratory illness, pneumonia, and UTI. Read to learn more.
Trichloroethylene (TCE), a common cleaning chemical, has been seen to cause Parkison's disease invisibly, and it can contaminate soil, groundwater, and air. Read to learn more.
A recent shipment of coronavirus testing kits from China was recently found out to be contaminated and the University of Washington School of Medicine that ordered the kits has decided to stop using them.
Doctors revealed that people should only use one pair of shoes and should take it off when they arrive at home to limit the chances of the virus to contaminate their homes.
Researchers at ETH Zurich’s Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems have developed multiferroic nanoparticles that can remove chemical residues in contaminated water.
Similarly, children from families with a higher social position had a higher risk of exposure to organochlorine compounds per – and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), mercury, arsenic, and bisphenol A