Air pollution may seem like a daily nuisance, but exposure during pregnancy and early childhood can have lasting effects. Paediatric and respiratory specialists explain how polluted air affects lung ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase the risk for the development of motor neuron disease (MND), as well as ...

A widely distributed environmental pollutant can leave lasting biological scars that persist long after direct exposure has ended, according to a new study that tracked its effects across multiple ...

Recently, the city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh has been thrust into the spotlight as a major public health crisis erupted due to contaminated drinking water. In the Bhagirathpura locality, residents ...

Nanomaterials can reduce accumulation of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury by 38% while increasing harvests by 23%, finds international research team led by UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – One of the ...

(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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert for 19 cookware products sold mainly in South Asian grocery stores across several states. Aluminum and brass pots, pans, kadais, and ...