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Noxious smells and blowing ash initially made the homes unlivable. But even after their homes were cleaned, some residents still reported health effects months later.
A new study shows how toxic chemicals like benzene are leaching into water systems after nearby fires. The pipes don’t have to burn – they just have to heat up.
The technician who gave you that shiny manicure may be inhaling dangerous levels of toxic chemicals on the job.
The microbes living in the soils around plant roots can help plants deal with a variety of stresses.
New research is spotlighting personal care products, such as shampoos and skin lotions, as a significant source of chemicals that contribute to urban air pollution.
It may come as a surprise but air pollution levels indoors are almost always higher than outside, even in busy city centres. Even more surprising is that indoor plants have the ability to mitigate high…
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Professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Director of the Healthy Plumbing Consortium and Center for Plumbing Safety, Purdue University
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Director, Plants and Environmental Quality Research Group, University of Technology Sydney
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Research scientist, University of Colorado Boulder
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbial Ecology, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Research Associate, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department, University of Colorado Boulder
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Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
