Melanie Malone led a research project to identify and study contamination sites in Washington State. Then the E.P.A. canceled ...

While residents living in north Denver and Commerce City know they’re often breathing dirty air, the large number of industrial businesses and highways in the area can make it difficult to pinpoint ...

The element mercury (Hg) is a unique metal that is liquid at ambient conditions, and easily volatilized to the atmosphere, where it is distributed on a global scale. This environmental contaminant ...

A clinical trial found that exposure to air pollution such as diesel exhaust, woodsmoke, and indoor pollutants affects brain ...

Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people's lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new ...

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Analysing the diversity of organic compounds dissolved in freshwater provides a reliable measure of ecosystem health, say scientists. The source of pollutants in rivers and freshwater lakes can now be ...

A new study warns retreaded tires could become a growing source of toxic microplastic pollution in waterways worldwide.

Contaminated water sources in Kerala are linked to rising cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis, posing significant health ...

Unlike most other pollutants, particulate matter (PM) cannot be characterized by the space- and time-variations of the mass concentrations of a single compound. Important factors influencing PM ...