Pollution

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How Pharmaceuticals Get Into Crops Via Wastewater Science

How Pharmaceuticals Get Into Crops Via Wastewater

As water scarcity pushes farmers worldwide to irrigate with treated wastewater, research reveals that crops absorb trace pharmaceuticals—and where exa...

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What Is the EPA Endangerment Finding and How It Works Science

What Is the EPA Endangerment Finding and How It Works

The EPA's 2009 endangerment finding declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health, unlocking federal authority to regulate emissions from vehicl...

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What Is Chlorpyrifos and How It Triggers Parkinson's Health

What Is Chlorpyrifos and How It Triggers Parkinson's

Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide still used on food crops worldwide, has been linked to more than double the risk of Parkinson's disease. New research reveal...

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What Are PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' and Why They Matter Health

What Are PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' and Why They Matter

PFAS are a class of over 10,000 man-made chemicals that resist breakdown in the body and environment, linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and — acco...

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How Microplastics Reach Your Brain—and What They Do Health

How Microplastics Reach Your Brain—and What They Do

Tiny plastic particles are now found throughout the human body, including the brain. Scientists have identified five key pathways through which microp...

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How Pesticide Residues Get Into Your Body—and What to Do Health

How Pesticide Residues Get Into Your Body—and What to Do

Trace chemicals left on fruit and vegetables after farming enter your bloodstream every time you eat—here is how residues form, what risks they carry...

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WHO: Iran 'Black Rain' Threatens Health After Oil Strikes Science

WHO: Iran 'Black Rain' Threatens Health After Oil Strikes

The World Health Organization has warned of toxic 'black rain' falling across Iran after US-Israeli strikes set oil depots ablaze, releasing hydrocarb...

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How Harmful Algal Blooms Form—and Why They're Spreading Science

How Harmful Algal Blooms Form—and Why They're Spreading

Harmful algal blooms—explosive growths of toxic algae—shut down beaches, poison drinking water, and kill fish. Here's the science behind why they form...

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How Sea Level Rise Works and Why It's Accelerating Science

How Sea Level Rise Works and Why It's Accelerating

Global sea levels have risen roughly 9 inches since 1880 — and the rate is speeding up. Here is a clear explanation of the two main drivers, how scien...

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NYU Study: Microplastics Found in 9 out of 10 Prostate Tumors Health

NYU Study: Microplastics Found in 9 out of 10 Prostate Tumors

Researchers at NYU Langone Health have discovered microplastics in 90% of prostate cancer samples. Tumor tissue contained an average of 2.5 times more...

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Microplastics Found in 90% of Prostate Cancer Tumors Health

Microplastics Found in 90% of Prostate Cancer Tumors

A landmark NYU Langone Health pilot study presented at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium found microplastics in 90% of prostate tumor samples,...

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