A new University of Virginia study led by environmental scientist Justin Richardson shows that phosphorus pollution driving ...

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Microscopic airborne particles known as PM2.5 contribute to 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year. A new ...

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase the risk for the development of motor neuron disease (MND), as well as ...

Magnetic susceptibility analysis has garnered increasing attention as a rapid, non-destructive method for assessing soil pollution. By measuring the ease with which soils become magnetised in an ...

Microplastics, minute plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter, have emerged as persistent pollutants across terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. Their ubiquity has raised significant ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than 160 workers who tackle pollution in overburdened communities on leave. The employees were part of the agency’s Office of Environmental ...

A team digging into PM2.5 — those tiny particles linked to breathing issues — is now looking at whether vitamin C has anything to do with how our lungs handle everyday pollution.