All Contamination articles – Page 8
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ResearchSnow soaks up pollutants from engine exhausts
Air quality regulators should consider freezing temperatures and snow
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News
Brazilian mine disaster releases dangerous metals
Irreversible negative human health and environmental effects could result from Brazilian mine’s dam collapse
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Research
Early lead exposure linked to sleep problems
Researchers find lead exposure in early childhood is associated with sleep difficulties later on
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News
WHO urged to revisit drinking water guidelines
World Health Organisation’s guidelines for nine toxic elements are too lax and need to be re-evaluated, analysis suggests
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News
Argentina mine accident spills cyanide into rivers
More than a million litres of cyanide solution entered nearby rivers after a gold mine accident in Argentina
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Research
Moulting seals bring mercury contamination to coast
Elephant seals are thought to be responsible for unusually high concentrations of toxic mercury in some coastal waters
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Research
Mutant plant can mop up explosives
Enzyme deficiency allows plant to thrive on soil contaminated with TNT
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News
Neonicotinoids present in many US streams
Persistent but low-level contamination prompts calls for further research on aquatic impact of pesticides
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Research
Flushing advice is flawed
Protocols to restore contaminated water supplies are not based on science
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Research
Paper device tracks fracking pollution
Cheap and simple bromide sensor warns if water has been contaminated with fracking fluid
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News
Environment agency accident releases toxic mine waste into US rivers
More than 11 million litres of metal-contaminated water from defunct Colorado mine enters major US waterways
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News
BP emerges from Deepwater with $18.7bn settlement
BP has agreed to pay an $18.7 billion settlement to five states damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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Research
Pill endocrine disruptor cleaned up by catalyst
Cheap iron catalysts could cut cost of tackling synthetic oestrogen in wastewater in half
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News
Response to tainted US drinking water criticised
Scientific advice in the US is poor when it comes to responding to drinking water contamination
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Opinion
The nuclear danger of iodine
It may not be an element you think of as problematic. But, as Mark Foreman explains, iodine causes very complicated problems in nuclear accidents
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News
Emerging from Deepwater
Five years after a BP oil rig explosion spewed millions of oil barrels into the Gulf of Mexico, key questions remain
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News
UN proposes Bhopal contamination probe
Offer to investigate continuing pollution from the Bhopal disaster 30 years ago awaits Indian government approval
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News
West Virginia chemical spill inhalation risk overlooked
Contamination of US water supply with MCHM and polyglycol ethers caused ill health when residents flushed toilets
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News
Mercury levels falls in US women
Environmental Protection Agency believes women’s fish choices are responsible for the reduction
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News
Fukushima disaster has not raised cancer risks, says UN
Latest study at odds with others that predicted a slight increase in certain types of tumours
