Forever Chemicals', known as perfluoroalkyl substances are long-lasting chemicals that break down extremely slowly over time.

Studies of chemicals in our blood typically capture only a small and unknown fraction of the entire chemical universe. Now, a new approach aims to change that.

Many everyday products contain toxic chemicals. Health effects depend on the dose, but exposure to some of these substances ...

On average a major chemical accident occurred in the US roughly every four days since 2020. At least 57 were fatal.

Researchers from Oxford Brookes University have created a brand-new device known as a hydrodynamic reactor to address one of ...

Local officials, academic researchers, and volunteer responders have raised concerns about chemical and biological ...

At the time, many local environment groups and fishers believed that dredging had released a toxic chemical known as pyridine, an industrial substance thought to have settled in the water’s ...

suggesting that changes in the epigenome caused by generational exposure to toxic chemicals had created a population that’s ...

Citation: A toxic chemical was blamed for killing thousands of Teesside crabs, but a study explains why pyridine isn't the culprit (2024, September 17) retrieved 16 October 2024 from https://phys ...

Beaches in Sydney re-opened for swimmers after authorities cleared thousands of black pollution balls washed ashore.

Officials were working Wednesday to assess the scene the day after a chemical leak from a railcar prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents in southwestern Ohio. It was unclear what had ...

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