Refinery accidents are often associated with explosions and fires, but the damage does not always end when the flames are extinguished. In many cases, the most serious harm comes from toxic ...

PFAS are highly persistent environmental contaminants that accumulate in soils and sediments, acting as long-term sources of exposure to aquatic ecosystems and the food chain. Understanding how these ...

Pesticide contamination continues to spread into protected areas, as documented by a study in Brazil of epilithic biofilms.

(Beyond Pesticides, August 20, 2024) A study published online in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology raises continuing concern about residual exposure to organochlorine pesticides ...

A GNA Feature by Comfort Sena Fetrie Tema, March 20, GNA — Under the shade of a shea tree in Dolon in the Northern Region, a group of schoolchildren sit on the ground, placing their food directly on ...

Scientists from the University of Calcutta analyzed scat samples from fishing cats across four locations in the Sundarbans and discovered microplastics in every sample tested. The plastic pieces ...

Researchers argue that exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) may affect cognitive function and intelligence, potentially causing large population-level losses in global IQ. Using ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected radioactive cesium-137 contamination in a sample of cloves imported from Indonesia, leading to immediate import restrictions on products from ...

Contamination is becoming much more difficult to identify at the most advanced nodes, forcing fabs to rethink how control is achieved. Issues may show up as electrical or statistical anomalies, not ...