Boiling Won’t Save Your Dinner: Banned Pesticide Lingers in Nigerian Staple Foods
New research from Nigerian markets shows that the banned organochlorine pesticide dieldrin persists in staple grains and legumes at hazardous ...
Tag: bioaccumulation
Banned DDT Lingers in Bangladesh’s Dried Fish, but Health Risks Stay Low, Nationwide Study Finds
A nationwide survey of 96 dried fish samples across Bangladesh finds that banned DDT residues have declined sharply, are dominated ...
Roadside Ash Trees Reveal Hidden Metal Pollution in City Soils
A new study in Constantine, Algeria, shows that the common ash tree accumulates traffic-related trace metals in its bark and ...
Fish Livers Reveal Hidden Metal Loads in Pristine Andaman Waters
A first multi-tissue study of five commercial fish species from the South Andaman Islands shows metals concentrate in livers and ...
Forever Chemicals Ride the Egg: How PFOS Passes From Quail Mothers to Chicks
A synthesis of controlled quail experiments shows that PFOS accumulates most strongly in the liver, concentrates in the embryonic chorioallantoic ...
Forever Chemicals Decoded: How PFAS Conquer Water, Soil and Air
A new review in Results in Chemistry explains how the extraordinary strength of the carbon-fluorine bond drives the persistence, partitioning ...
Crustaceans Reveal the Full Toxic Toll of Microplastics and Nanoplastics
A comprehensive review in Ecotoxicology synthesizes how microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in crustaceans and drive damage from oxidative stress and ...
Oysters in Vietnam’s Coal Country Reveal Cadmium Risk and Hidden Pollution Sources
A new study of oysters from Vietnam's Quang Ninh coast links metal bioaccumulation to industrial, agricultural and coal mining sources ...
Microplastics and Toxic Metals Build Up in Edible Fish From an Indian Urban Lake, Study Finds
A new study of Nile tilapia in Kerala's Veli-Akkulam lake finds widespread microplastic contamination and manganese and chromium levels above ...
Warmer Waters Make Cadmium Far Deadlier for Zebrafish, Study Finds
A new study shows that elevated water temperature amplifies cadmium bioaccumulation, liver damage, and apoptosis in zebrafish, warning that climate ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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