Refinery accidents are often associated with explosions and fires, but the damage does not always end when the flames are extinguished. In many cases, the most serious harm comes from toxic ...

Pesticide contamination continues to spread into protected areas, as documented by a study in Brazil of epilithic biofilms.

PFAS are highly persistent environmental contaminants that accumulate in soils and sediments, acting as long-term sources of exposure to aquatic ecosystems and the food chain. Understanding how these ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 20, 2024) A study published online in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology raises continuing concern about residual exposure to organochlorine pesticides ...

Clearway Testing has partnered with clinics in Wichita to provide testing for those who have lived, worked, or attended church or schools in the area from the 1970s up to the present day.

Scientists from the University of Calcutta analyzed scat samples from fishing cats across four locations in the Sundarbans and discovered microplastics in every sample tested. The plastic pieces ...

A University of Utah found summer heat and nitrogen dioxide associated with winter inversions contribute to the rising suicide rate.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected radioactive cesium-137 contamination in a sample of cloves imported from Indonesia, leading to immediate import restrictions on products from ...

Contamination is becoming much more difficult to identify at the most advanced nodes, forcing fabs to rethink how control is achieved. Issues may show up as electrical or statistical anomalies, not ...