Trace Levels of Anxiety and Antidepressant Drugs Found in Drinking Water Worldwide
A new scoping review finds the anti-anxiety drug diazepam and the antidepressant fluoxetine in drinking water across seven countries at ...
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Pesticide Residues in Ethiopia’s Highland Lakes Pose High Risk to Tiny Aquatic Life
A new study of Lake Tana and Lake Hayqe finds organophosphate pesticide residues that pose high ecological risk to Daphnia ...
Corn Residue Could Keep a Widely Used Herbicide Out of Groundwater
A Brazilian study finds that maize stover left on no-till fields significantly increases the sorption of the herbicide S-metolachlor in ...
Bottled Water Across 11 Countries Passes PFAS Limits, but One Unregulated Acid Slips Through
A meta-analysis of 163 bottled water samples from 34 brands in 11 countries found no regulated PFAS above detection limits, ...
Bare Gold Electrode Detects Trace Mercury in Water Without Nanocoatings
Researchers in India have shown that a bare, unmodified gold electrode combined with square-wave voltammetry and chemometric validation can detect ...
Rice Farmers in Malawi Handle Hazardous Pesticides With Little Protection, Study Finds
A survey of 339 rice farmers in Karonga district, Malawi, reveals widespread unsafe pesticide handling, with over half reporting acute ...
Gold Mining’s Toxic Legacy: Mercuric Cyanide Compounds Disrupt Zebrafish Embryo Development
New research shows that stable mercuric cyanide complexes formed when gold mining tailings are treated with cyanide delay hatching, impair ...
Earthquake Debris May Be Leaching Metals Into Türkiye’s Drinking Wells, Study Warns
A new study of 33 wells in earthquake-stricken Hatay Province finds chromium and iron exceeding Turkish drinking-water guidelines, with debris-linked ...
Common Pesticide Damages DNA in Bullfrog Tadpoles at Real-World Doses
New research shows that the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam causes lethal, genotoxic, mutagenic, and cytotoxic damage in bullfrog tadpoles at concentrations ...
Dual-Phase Gold Nanoparticle Sensor Tracks Hidden Estrogen in Water and Urine
Researchers in Brazil have built a disposable electrochemical sensor combining dual-crystal-structure gold nanoparticles with carbon dots and functionalized carbon nanotubes ...
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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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