Pesticide contamination continues to spread into protected areas, as documented by a study in Brazil of epilithic biofilms.

Socioeconomic factors are widely recognized as potential modifiers of the relationship between air pollution and mortality, but the available evidence remains limited. In this context, a new study led ...

This essay is part of a series on environmental health. Everywhere they look, they find particles of pollution, like infinite spores in an endless contagion field. Scientists call that field the ...

A new tool about chemical contaminants in human and animal foods is available from the FDA. The Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool is the latest effort by Health and Human Services Secretary ...

Researchers argue that exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) may affect cognitive function and intelligence, potentially causing large population-level losses in global IQ. Using ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 20, 2024) A study published online in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology raises continuing concern about residual exposure to organochlorine pesticides ...

In Europe, the poorest regions suffer the most from the health effects of air pollution, according to a new study. View on euronews ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected radioactive cesium-137 contamination in a sample of cloves imported from Indonesia, leading to immediate import restrictions on products from ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert for 19 cookware products sold mainly in South Asian grocery stores across several states. Aluminum and brass pots, pans, kadais, and ...