Microplastics—typically defined as plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm—originate from a host of sources, including plastic ...

POPs – Persistent Organic Pollutants – pose a significant risk to human health and the environment around the entire globe. They are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation ...

Active bubbles hold potential in fields ranging from water purification to medicine. Researchers can generate microbubbles by ...

The snow contained dust and sand from the deserts of northern China, creating a yellow snow storm. Officials issued a warning of the health hazards the snow would bring, because it was filled with ...

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a family of lipophilic stable chemicals that bioaccumulate in adipose tissue and create a lasting toxic body burden. Breastfeeding provides a significant ...

A research team found a key indicator for the chemical activity of acoustic microbubbles and a correlation between the temperature of a liquid and that of the microbubbles generated.

Hyderabad: Environmentalists and health experts raised an alarm over the use of pesticides in farming and its impact of health of farmers and consumers alike. Pesticides are not just chemicals; they ...

Important breakthroughs have been made in the following research areas: health risks of persistent organic pollutants and air pollution, the development of recommended daily iodine intake for ...

These containers are made of black plastic, which has a chemical compound called dicabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), a flame ...

Testing eggs, the researchers said, was the easiest way to check whether the chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dioxins had made it into the food chain. The most ...