Environmental Health

Rice University breakthrough produces valuable chemical on demand at point of useCredit: Brandon Martin/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 10, 2019) - The production of hydrogen peroxide can be much safer and simpler…

Credit: Paula Burch-Celentano, Tulane University Tracking lead levels in soil over time is critical for cities to determine lead contamination risks for their youngest and most vulnerable residents, according to a new Tulane University…

Fluoridated DDT swiftly kills disease-carrying mosquitoes, which may lower its environmental impact -- but its history is alarming A new study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society explores the chemistry as well as the…

Scholars warn attention needed to make wastewater potable and ensure public safety nationwide against emerging threat of antibiotic resistanceCredit: Adam Smith, USC Viterbi School of Engineering With climate change comes…

Experiments in a building equipped with thousands of sensors could have answersCredit: Purdue University video/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Just by breathing or wearing deodorant, you have more influence over your…

A new study is the first to report evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin may lessen the adverse effects of air pollution exposure on lung function. The team of researchers from the Columbia Mailman…

New research shows that maternal exposure to a common and ubiquitous form of industrial pollution can harm the immune system of offspring and that this injury is passed along to subsequent generations, weakening the body's defenses…

Mass starvation may occur with less sunlight reaching Earth's surface More than 100 million people could die immediately if India and Pakistan wage a nuclear war, followed by global mass starvation, according to a Rutgers co-authored…

Nearly 47,000 hours of audio recording reveals vehicles, aircraft are primary sources of human-caused noise in US national parksCredit: Rachel Buxton U.S. national parks are full of natural sounds. In Rocky Mountain National Park,…

Stormwater, sewage and urban waste-stream infrastructure, such as pipes, are potential reservoirs and channels for the spread of AbR into natural coastal watersCredit: Will Langenberg on unsplash A two year study into the prevalence of…