Tag: heavy metals
Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health...
Cristina Andrade-Feraud, Florida International University and Diana Azzam, Florida International University
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in...
Unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about these powerful cosmic explosions...
Eleonora Troja, University of Rome Tor Vergata and Simone Dichiara, Penn State
The Research Brief is a short take...
How safe is your baby food?
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
Heavy metals including lead, arsenic and mercury can be found in commercial baby...
Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don’t fail
Christopher Sergeant, The University of Montana and Julian D. Olden, University of Washington
Scars from large mining operations are permanently etched across the landscapes of...
Natural supplements can be dangerously contaminated, or not even have the...
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
