Microplastics, tiny plastic particles under five millimeters, enter the environment from a variety of sources like larger plastic breakdown, personal care products, and industrial processes. Studies ...

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In many regions of the world, including developed nations, drinking water is contaminated with invisible chemicals linked to cancer, immune disorders, and developmental delays. Across the globe, per- ...

Toxic chemicals designed to prevent household objects from catching fire can be rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream via the skin. These flame-retardant chemicals, such as polybrominated diphenyl ...

Wood smoke exposure shifted microbiome composition and lowered macrophage counts in healthy adults within 24 hours.

Oddný Ragnarsdóttir receives funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 860665 (PERFORCE3 Innovative Training ...

Scientists are closing in on one of the most elusive culprits behind “forever chemical” pollution, tracing a major share of the contamination to specific industrial processes, consumer products and ...

The primary pathway for human mercury poisoning is consumption of fish that absorb high concentrations of methylmercury through the marine food chain. Landings of tuna and other large predatory fish ...