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These Sea Sponges Use Toxic Metal As A Creative Survival Strategy
Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that the seemingly ordinary sea sponge contains high amounts of a ...
Wildfire Today11d
Wildfire suppressants dumped nearly a million pounds of toxic metals into the West U.S.
USFS-approved wildfire suppressants dumped nearly a million pounds of toxic metals into the West U.S. Here's how researchers found out.
Changing climate could increase mobility of toxic metals in soils, experimental study shows
The changes scientists expect in the climate could cause toxic metals naturally occurring in soils to become more mobile, ...
Startling Findings: According to Scientists, the Ocean Is Becoming More Toxic
How climate change affects pollutants in the ocean. The ocean is warming, acidifying, and losing oxygen—well-documented ...
Some wildfire suppressants may be unleashing heavy metals into the environment: Study
The widespread use of certain chemical or synthetic fire suppressants may be leading to heavy metal contamination in wildfire ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican4d
Toxic metals detected in tampons raise concerns
An estimated 33.53 million Americans use tampons as part of their menstrual hygiene, according to Statista. Additionally, ...
LA Times on MSN12d
Berkeley startup wins government award to develop radiation and lead poisoning treatment
With chemical properties exceedingly similar to typical nutrients like iron and calcium, toxic metals look virtually the same ...
Protecting northern water supplies from toxic metals in thawing permafrost
As the climate warms and Arctic permafrost thaws, some of the toxic elements locked away in it are starting to emerge and ...
Dominican Today8h
Study finds low to moderate heavy metal levels in Dominican rice-growing soils
A study by Natividad Alberto, a PhD candidate in Environmental Sciences at INTEC, found low to moderate levels of heavy metal ...
Toxic Lead Found in Kids' Play Areas in Houston, Texas
The Greater Fifth Ward is a neighborhood two miles northeast of Downtown Houston. It is known as a "cancer cluster" due to high levels of cancer diagnoses that occur in this area, and the majority of ...
‘Brick kilns in Pb linked to environmental hazards’
A recent study highlights the severe environmental risks posed by brick kilns in Punjab, revealing heavy metal contamination ...
Missoula Current1d
Metals, not PCBs, make Smurfit groundwater a health risk
Results from a recent round of sampling are needed to learn whether the cancer and non-cancer hazard risks are worse than ...