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Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A first-of-its-kind study after the Maui fires explores the harms.
In Australia, the taxpayer has footed the bill for the forever chemical clean-up so far. But this will have to change.
Mycotoxins contamination causes health issues. Paying attention to storage of agricultural produce can save many lives.
Some tattoo inks contain unlabeled materials that can cause allergic reactions.
Exposure to asbestos can cause the same cancer in dogs as it does in humans. Recent cases of asbestos-contaminated mulch highlight the need to better protect our pets.
The most important factor for disease risk is exposure – you actually have to inhale asbestos fibres to be at risk of disease. But asbestos needs to be treated with caution.
Societies celebrate heroes and commemorate tragedies. But why is there so little public acknowledgment of environmental disasters?
A fire and decades of silver and lead mining created the largest contiguous Superfund site in the nation in what today is one of the fastest-growing states. It includes popular Lake Coeur d’Alene.
The Canadian government needs to regulate and, eventually, stop the continued release of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into the environment and also prevent the creation of any toxic replacements.
Millions of people worldwide are exposed via soil and water to arsenic, whether naturally occurring or related to pollution. Chronic exposure is linked to the formation of cancer stem cells.
Yes, there are forever chemicals in biosolids we use on farms. Here’s why we don’t need to panic … yet
Thornapple or jimsonweed and related plants have an interesting history – from an early asthma treatment to intoxicated British soldiers.
Listeria causes serious illness and food recalls nearly every year.
PFAS can be filtered, but getting rid of the chemicals is a monumental challenge. A new breakthrough offers some hope.
New regulations for protecting water resources during oil exploration are inadequate and should be reviewed.
Climate change is colliding with old factory sites where soil or water contamination still exist, and the most vulnerable populations are particularly at risk.
Some people are outraged that human negligence will disfigure the Moon. But that’s not the main issue.
African government and international funding partners should focus on building laboratories in different parts of Africa to support plastic pollution research.
As surface water diminishes in the Western US, people are drilling deeper wells – and tapping into older groundwater that can take thousands of years to replenish naturally.
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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