EPA cracks down on toxins threatening those living near chemical plants
Are you one of the estimated 104,000 Americans who lives within six miles of factories that spew organic chemicals into the air?
Apr 9, 2024
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Are you one of the estimated 104,000 Americans who lives within six miles of factories that spew organic chemicals into the air?
Apr 9, 2024
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Detecting tuberculosis early could play a significant role in eradicating the world's most deadly infectious disease. The World Health Organization says 1.5 million people die from this devastating disease each year.
Mar 28, 2024
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Even though most of us will spend a majority of our lives indoors, that doesn't mean we aren't still exposed to air pollution. Indoor air contains a wide array of pollutants including chemicals found in many common household ...
Jan 29, 2024
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The average menstruator will use over 11,000 tampons or sanitary pads in their lifetime. Vaginal and vulvar tissue that touch pads and tampons is highly permeable. Through this permeable tissue, chemicals are absorbed without ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Severe weather events such as hurricanes, floods and extreme precipitation have increased in recent years and are projected to become more frequent. With those events can come a surge in growth of mold throughout houses and ...
Nov 9, 2023
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There are more than 1,200 compressor stations along the roughly 3.2 billion kilometers (2 million miles) of natural gas pipeline in the United States. Monitoring and enforcement of pollutants from these stations is falling ...
Nov 3, 2023
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Identifying and analyzing volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma showed promise as a screening method for MPM, according to research presented today at the International ...
Sep 9, 2023
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The skin is the largest organ of the body, and it plays a crucial role as the first line of defense against pathogens and insults from the external environment. It provides important functions like temperature regulation ...
Aug 23, 2023
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If you asked me what's in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be "we don't fully know."
Aug 12, 2023
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Smoke from more than 200 wildfires burning across Canada has been turning skies hazy in North American cities far from the flames.
May 23, 2023
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