Public health and environmental advocates are struggling to outrun "forever chemicals," otherwise known as per- and ...

Single-molecule biophysics is the study of the dynamics and interactions of individual biomolecules to understand how they carry out their functions in living cells. For example, monitoring the ...

Last week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency completed required comprehensive site cleanup reviews known as ...

Experts warn that the blazes unleashed complex chemical reactions on paint, furniture, building materials, cars, electronics ...

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Some protein powders, particularly plant-based and chocolate-flavoured varieties, have been found to contain heavy metals like lead and cadmium, according to a recent report.

That said, it should be clear that not all natural toxins are permitted — for example, strychnine and arsenic are natural pesticides but are not allowed to be used in organic farming and gardening.

Many residents blame their health problems on the smelter’s emissions and its vast stockpile of arsenic-laced waste. New laboratory tests, analyzed at a Swiss university as part of an ...

The tests revealed his water contained unsafe levels of manganese and arsenic, with arsenic exceeding state and federal standards, and manganese surpassing the EPA's lifetime health advisory level.

Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Ecological Security and Green Development, Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, ...

In addition, the team found rainwater samples with methylated arsenic compounds in them. These compounds are produced when organisms like bacteria, algae, plants, or fungi absorb inorganic arsenic ...

Arsenic is a trace element that lies just below phosphorus – which is essential for all living organisms – in the periodic table. This close chemical relationship means that cells are not always able ...