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Published Climate change is affecting drinking water quality - Climate Change is Affecting Drinking Water Quality


The water stored in reservoirs ensures our supply of drinking water. Good water quality is therefore...
Published 'Mad cow disease' in cattle can spread widely in autonomic nervous system before detectable in the central nervous system - Mad Cow Disease: A Silent Killer in Cattle


Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") is a fatal disease in cattle that cause...
Published Common wristbands 'hotbed' for harmful bacteria including E. coli, staphylococcus


Routinely cleaning wristbands is generally ignored. New research finds 95 percent of wristbands test...
Published After Chernobyl nuclear accident: The wild boar paradox, finally solved



While the contamination of deer and roe deer decreased over time as expected, the measured levels of ...
Published Water-quality risks linked more to social factors than money



When we determine which communities are more likely to get their water from contaminated supplies, m ...
Published National policy aimed at reducing U.S. greenhouse gases also would improve water quality



A climate policy that raises the price of carbon-intensive products across the entire U.S. economy w...
Published Bit by bit, microplastics from tires are polluting our waterways


Urban stormwater particles from tire wear were the most prevalent microplastic a new study has found...
Published Much more than waste: Tiny vesicles exchange genetic information between cells in the sea



Researchers take a look at data that has so far been mostly discarded as contamination, revealing th ...
Published Genetic sequencing uncovers unexpected source of pathogens in floodwaters



Researchers report that local rivers and streams were the source of the Salmonella enterica contamin ...
Published Microplastics may be accumulating rapidly in endangered Galápagos penguins' food web



Model predictions showed a rapid increase in microplastic accumulation and contamination across the ...
Published PFAS 'forever chemicals' above drinking water guidelines in global source water



PFAS (aka 'forever chemicals') are notoriously difficult to destroy. They've been linked to environm...
Published Natural toxins in food: Many people are not aware of the health risks



Many people are concerned about residues of chemicals, contaminants or microplastics in their food. ...
Published The first assessment of toxic heavy metal pollution in the Southern Hemisphere over the last 2,000 years



Human activity, from burning fossil fuels and fireplaces to the contaminated dust produced by mining ...
Published 3D-printed chip sensor detects foodborne pathogens for safer products



Researchers have developed a new method for detecting foodborne pathogens that is faster, cheaper, a...
Published A blue miracle: How sapphires formed in volcanoes



Sapphires are among the most precious gems, yet they consist solely of chemically 'contaminated' alu ...
Published Team aims to improve safety of fertilizers made from wastewater sludge



Fertilizers manufactured from the sludgy leftovers of wastewater treatment processes can contain tra...
Published Some landfill 'burps' contain airborne PFAS



Many municipal landfills 'burp' gas from decomposing organic matter rather than letting it build up....
Published Wooden surfaces may have natural antiviral properties



Viruses, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can get passed from person to person via co...
Published Grass plants can transport infectious prions - Grass Plants Can Transport Infectious Prions: A New Study Reveals


Grass plants can bind, uptake and transport infectious prions, according to researchers. Prions are...
Published Endangered turtle population under threat as pollution may lead to excess of females being born



Researchers find exposure to heavy metals cadmium and antimony and certain organic contaminants, acc ...