Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

The researchers detected cadmium at 0.99 micrograms (µM), lead at 0.62 µM, copper at 1.38 µM, and mercury at 0.72 µM in water ...

Heavy metal contamination in Yangshan Port raises concerns for seafood safety, with arsenic and mercury posing health risks.

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

I had terrible sinus issues that caused infections so severe, I required surgery,” recalls Kathleen. “Through the years, the ...

Childhood nutrition is much more than a simple question of nutrition. It is the foundation on which our children's future is ...

Lab analysis of 25 Girl Scout cookies found trace amounts of five toxic metals and an herbicide, two consumer groups said. Are they safe to eat?

“Those three metals are toxic,” said Ivano Aiello, a marine geology professor at Moss Landing Marine Labs, who led the soils testing. “They are hazardous to aquatic life. We want to ...

Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable of absorbing toxic mercury and releasing it back into the environment in a less ...