Animal studies show that exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or other persistent organochlorine compounds can disrupt thyroid hormone homeostasis. In some reports dietary exposures to ...

In June, Kaiser Aluminum started up a full-scale pump-and-treat system that treats 200 gallons of groundwater per minute and ...

上周，国际快餐业巨头肯德基天津门店陷入转基因大豆油风波，“肯德基用转基因大豆油未显著标识”、“天津多家肯德基门店被立案调查”等话题冲上社交平台热搜。那么，餐饮企业使用转基因大豆油是否要公示？哪些企业或环节如未标识应被调查？这一系列问题引起大众热议。自 ...

Imagine a world where electronic devices are powered by living organisms and biodegrade after use, eliminating the problem of ...

Aflatoxins, produced by molds on improperly stored foods, pose a particular threat. Industrial chemicals, including vinyl ...

A 10-foot alligator that mysteriously fled its “established home range” in a Georgia swamp has been found months later with its lower jaw nearly ripped off, according to researchers. It’s suspected ...

A new study says persistent organic pollutants in waters off Canada’s East Coast are “dangerously high” for killer whales and ...

On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued more restrictive limitations on the release of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, into the region's primary watershed. The chemicals were used ...

The assessment is in Science magazine. The issue is polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. These chemical compounds were once manufactured in vast quantities, and used in everything from plastics and ...

Killer whales off Canada's Atlantic coast continue to be contaminated with dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals that ...

Officials in the town of Lee have long maintained that the Columbia Mill Dam is in poor shape and requested repairs be made ...

Field teams sampled groundwater wells at Missoula County’s former Smurfit-Stone site Wednesday for an eighth day of water ...