Tag: Chemicals
You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming...
Ruohao Zhang, Penn State; Jiameng Zheng, Louisiana State University ; Wendong Zhang, Cornell University, and Xibo Wan, University of Connecticut
Industrial pollution once ravaged the Adirondacks − decades of history captured...
Sky Hooler, University at Albany, State University of New York and Aubrey Hillman, University at Albany, State University of New York
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery...
Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, University of Mississippi and James V Cizdziel, University of Mississippi
Every few years, the tires on...
What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values
Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University and Janet McCabe, Indiana University
To understand the federal government’s true priorities, follow the...
Chlorine is a highly useful chemical that’s also extremely dangerous −...
Aliasger K. Salem, University of Iowa
Many people encounter chlorine in their daily lives, whether it’s as an ingredient...
The ugly side of beauty: Chemicals in cosmetics threaten college-age women’s...
Leslie Hart, College of Charleston
Walk through the personal care aisles of your local store and you’ll see dozens...
Disinfectants and cleaning products harboring toxic chemicals are widely used despite...
Courtney Carignan, Michigan State University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain...
Robin Dodson, Boston University; Megan R. Schwarzman, University of California, Berkeley, and Ruthann Rudel, Northeastern University
The Research Brief...
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
