Banned Decades Ago, DDT and PCBs Still Lurk in Baltic Gull Eggs
A two-year study of Black-headed Gull eggs from the southern Baltic Sea finds that every sample contains DDT metabolites and ...
Tag: persistent organic pollutants
AI Can Map the Toxicity of Forever Chemicals, But Only If Scientists Learn to Trust It
A new evidence map of 126 studies shows artificial intelligence can accelerate PFAS toxicology and risk assessment, but only when ...
Forever Chemicals and Cancer: Nigeria Faces a Growing Toxic Burden
A new review links Nigeria's rising cancer burden to persistent organic pollutants from oil spills, pesticides, e-waste, and industrial emissions, ...
Banned pesticide still flows through Martinique’s sea turtles 30 years on, study finds
A new study finds chlordecone, banned in 1993, in the blood of 58.4 percent of green turtles sampled in Martinique, ...
Legacy Pollutants in Blood Linked to Inflammation Markers in French Women
A study of 468 French women found that organochlorine pesticides in blood were associated with elevated CRP inflammation levels while ...
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 ...
Chemical Looping Combustion Cuts Dioxin Emissions From Chlorinated Waste by 87 Percent
Researchers report that chemical looping combustion with iron-based oxygen carriers and sewage sludge co-firing reduced dioxin toxic equivalents by 87 ...
Legacy Pollutants Linger in Guiana Dolphins Off Brazil’s Industrial Coast
A study of 70 stranded Guiana dolphins in Brazil's Santos Basin reveals persistent PCB and DDT contamination in liver tissue, ...
Common ‘Forever Chemical’ PFOS Linked to Immune-Metabolic Disruption in Fatty Liver Disease
An integrated study combining NHANES epidemiology, machine learning, single-cell transcriptomics, molecular docking, and mouse experiments links background-level PFOS exposure to ...
Global warming projected to increase PFAS releases into permafrost surface waters
A hidden chemical legacy frozen into Arctic soils could be set for a dramatic return as the planet warms. A ...
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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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