Lots of lead in the water? Maybe manganese is to blame
Manganese is not a particularly toxic mineral. In fact, people need a little in their diets to remain healthy.
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Jul 22, 2019
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Toxic substances found in the glass and decoration of alcoholic beverage bottles
Bottles of beer, wine and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements, such as lead and cadmium, in their enamelled decorations, a new study shows.
Environment
Jun 28, 2019
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Team investigates consequences of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
If you were able to stand on the bottom of the seafloor and look up, you would see flakes of falling organic material and biological debris cascading down the water column like snowflakes in a phenomenon known as marine snow.
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Jun 11, 2019
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Researchers identify link between more frequent, intense heat events and deaths in Las Vegas
Over the last several decades, extreme heat events around the world—particularly in the American Southwest—have gotten hotter, occurred more frequently, and lasted longer. These trends pose significant health risks to ...
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Jun 5, 2019
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How your clothes influence the air you breathe
Dusan Licina, a tenure-track assistant professor at the Smart Living Lab, EPFL Fribourg, has taken a critical look at how much we really know about our exposure to particles and chemicals transported by our clothing. His ...
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May 15, 2019
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Study identifies better, cheaper ways to stem arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh
In what has been called "the largest mass poisoning of a population in history," some 40 million people in Bangladesh are drinking water that contains unsafe levels of arsenic. The naturally occurring element seeps into groundwater ...
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May 6, 2019
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Biodegradable bags can hold a full load of shopping after three years in the environment
Biodegradable and compostable plastic bags are still capable of carrying full loads of shopping after being exposed in the natural environment for three years, a new study shows.
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Apr 29, 2019
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In vitro/in silico evaluations of binding affinities of perfluoroalkyl substances to Baikal seal PPARα
A team of researchers at Ehime University revealed the binding affinities of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) to Baikal seal peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) using in vitro and in silico approaches. ...
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Mar 28, 2019
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Lettuce show you how to restore oil-soaked soil
Rice University engineers have figured out how soil contaminated by heavy oil can not only be cleaned but made fertile again.
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Feb 1, 2019
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New method assesses lead hazard in soil
As Milwaukee, Flint, Michigan and other cities grapple with the toxic impact of lead water pipes, another lead-contamination hazard lurks in soil.
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Jan 21, 2019
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