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

This dust often contains harmful elements like arsenic, which poses serious health risks, as well as valuable metals such as copper, lead, and zinc. Recent research has focused on developing ...

The metals found included arsenic, lead, mercury, nickel, copper, and iron, among others. Findings of metal levels varied depending on whether the tampons were sold in the US, UK, or EU ...

The Yellow River, which stretches from the Tibetan Plateau to the Bohai Sea in China, is so called because of the color lent ...

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

But samples analyzed recently by Swiss researchers found that the soil around the smelter was heavily contaminated with arsenic and other heavy metals. The tests also found elevated levels of ...

Beginning this year, the test results must be publicly available on their websites for products made this year and beyond.

After repeated calls for action, the FDA has set a guideline for lead in baby food -- but it is not the end of the fight for ...

New research suggests some protein powders contain high levels of toxic metals. We spoke to an expert to find out more about ...

Exposure to heavy metals may be more common than you think. Traces of toxins like lead, arsenic, and mercury are floating around in the air we breathe, hiding in the water we drink, and can even ...

The toxic baby food crisis is not just a failure in public health. It is a defining moral challenge for an industry entrusted ...

It took a week, but AQMD mobile testing from Jan. 31 in the Altadena fire area showed no elevated levels for air toxics.