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Millions of Australians now have tattoos. Yet unlike other countries, we don’t have rules on what’s in the ink.
Most of the products the study tested contained much less lead than the FDA deems unsafe, but some did have a concerning amount.
Colonialism, corporate greed and lax regulation led to widespread pollution, particularly affecting Yellowknives Dene communities.
The new detection methods are not only reliable and accurate – they are also highly portable and simple enough to be used outside laboratories.
Why brown rice is still a healthy choice – even with more arsenic.
A quick scan with a smartphone or an online search can identify foods with lower levels of these toxic substances.
Honeybees can act as a key ally in pollution monitoring efforts across Canada.
Uncontrolled pollution from hundreds of disused mines has contaminated the water and soil used by Soweto’s urban farmers.
If not properly managed, heavy metals such as arsenic can accumulate in landfills and leach into soils and groundwater.
Societies celebrate heroes and commemorate tragedies. But why is there so little public acknowledgment of environmental disasters?
Millions of people worldwide are exposed via soil and water to arsenic, whether naturally occurring or related to pollution. Chronic exposure is linked to the formation of cancer stem cells.
The common timber treatment CCA is made up of heavy metals copper, chromium and arsenic. They don’t decompose and leach into soil and water. Why does New Zealand still allow its use?
Nanoplastics and arsenic can affect some of the most basic functions of oysters.
How ancient microbes survived in a world without oxygen has been a mystery. Scientists discovered a living microbial mat that uses arsenic instead of oxygen for photosynthesis and respiration.
A new study shows high-fibre brown rice also contains more arsenic than white rice – so which is better for you?
The long history of racist beauty standards alone cannot explain the ongoing global use of harmful skin lighteners.
The elements that make up each column of the periodic table share a set of common traits. Here, a chemist describes group 15 and the crucial role phosphorus, in particular, plays in cancer.
Bankrupt oil and gas companies must clean up old wells, yet taxpayers are still stuck with the bill for abandoned mines.
Interdisciplinary research led to the discovery that three historic books were covered in a layer of arsenic.
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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