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Almost 42,000 toxic 'forever chemical' sources could be polluting surface, drinking water across the US, says study

California oil pipeline could have been leaking a year: investigators

Ecologists petition EU over Spain inaction on lagoon crisis

Oil cleanup in southern Nigeria still a 'long way' from target

Toxic foam dumped into southern Illinois coal mine in unsuccessful attempt to extinguish underground fire

Almost one-in-three people globally will still be mainly using polluting cooking fuels in 2030

California rushes to contain oil spill as wildlife, beaches hit

When the Western US burns, the East also gets sick

Emerging environmental contaminants of concern in NZ dolphins

Microorganism that remediates cadmium-contaminated soil

Expert warns of a future without bees if shoppers don't alter our food buying habits

Catastrophic consequences for oceans when climate change and plastic pollution crises combine

Predicting and controlling dioxins

Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals

Degradation of biobased plastics in the soil: Microbial community defies climate change

Bluefin tuna reveal global ocean patterns of mercury pollution

Sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds

Freshwater ecosystems at risk due to glyphosate use

Plastic pollution in lakes provides a habitat for microscopic algae, research finds

Miles-long Gulf oil spill after Ida investigated by Coast Guard

Research aims to prevent deadly environmental disasters involving mine waste

Mountaintop mining causes 40 percent loss of aquatic biodiversity

Belgium creates garbage highway for flood victims' waste

Rare earth elements and old mines spell trouble for Western U.S. water supplies

'Catastrophic' pollution plagues Libya beaches

Fracking comes at the expense of water quality

Identifying the movement of mercury emissions into nearby waterways

Video: How is it raining plastic?!

Dosing the coast: Baltimore County's leaky pipes are medicating the Chesapeake Bay

Metal pollution: If it's in the air—and our iPhones—it'll end up in our bones

WWF sounds alarm over 'colossal' Black Sea oil slick

Mineral-rich seafloor and DDT dump sites reveal new methane seep, whale fall

Accelerated radiocesium leaching from forest floor litter by heavy rainfall

Microplastics discovered in the Arctic ecosystem

West coast fires produce east coast effects

Particles from paints, pesticides can have deadly impact

Air pollution exposure is shifting from outdoor to indoor – here's why

Damaged Hyperion plant is releasing partially treated sewage into Santa Monica Bay

Flood waters churn up toxins from riverbeds

Forgotten oil and gas wells linger, leaking toxic chemicals

Warning over start of commercial-scale deep-sea mining

High concentrations of 'forever' chemicals being released from ice melt into the Arctic Ocean

Up to 78 million batteries will be discarded daily by 2025

EXPLAINER: As wildfire smoke spreads, who's at risk?

New analysis reveals global distribution of toxic pollution and climate change

Human waste contaminating urban water leads to 'superbug' spread, study finds

Electronic air cleaning technology can generate unintended pollutants

Coastal landfills risk leaking long-banned toxic chemicals into the ocean

July 4 fireworks caused second-highest air pollution level from the holiday in Southern California in a decade

Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across the globe

Why wildfire smoke is especially bad for your health

17 million gallons of sewage discharged from treatment plant; some LA beaches closed

Plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think

Fish hooked on meth – the consequences of freshwater pollution

200 Algeria bathers sick after sea polluted: media

Wildlife, air quality at risk as Great Salt Lake nears low

Is global plastic pollution nearing an irreversible tipping point?

Plastic ingestion in animals hits alarming new numbers

While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are spraying them all over the world

Air pollution from wildfires impacts ability to observe birds

Hydrofracking environmental problems not that different from conventional drilling

Sri Lanka's marine disaster worsens as environmental toll rises

Research connects air pollution to worst Taiwanese drought in nearly 60 years

Mexico's Caribbean coast hit by heavy seaweed, more expected

A warming climate and intensifying land use increase mercury content in fish

Ozone pollution has increased in Antarctica

Urbanization drives antibiotic resistance on microplastics in Chinese river

Glyphosate pesticides persist for years in wild plants and cause flower infertility

Dolphins, turtles killed by fire-ravaged ship: Sri Lanka

Seabird eggs contaminated with cocktail of plastic additives

Toxic, long-lasting contaminants detected in people living in northern Canada

Pollutant concentration increases in the franciscana dolphin

Use of PFAS in cosmetics 'widespread,' new study finds

Small streams in agricultural ecosystems are heavily polluted with pesticides

Ocean microplastics: First global view shows seasonal changes and sources

Soot from heaters and traffic is not just a local problem

Lake Champlain phosphorus cleanup to help Vermont economy, study says

Traces of drugs found in a dam that supplies Nigeria's capital city

Using a mineral 'sponge' to catch uranium

Salt marshes trap microplastics in their sediments, creating record of human plastic use

Sri Lanka questions burning cargo ship crew as ecological devastation assessed

Researchers find Greenland glacial meltwaters rich in mercury

Impact of coal burning on Yangtze River is comparable to natural processes

What causes tropospheric ozone pollution over northern Tibetan Plateau?

The 1,000 rivers contributing the most to ocean plastics

Ingredient in common weed killer impairs insect immune systems, study suggests

Hidden air pollutants on the rise in cities in India and the UK: study

Polluted Lebanon lake spews out tonnes of dead fish

Wildfire smoke trends worsening for Western US

Household aerosols now release more harmful smog chemicals than all UK vehicles

Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is 'staggering'

Exposure to Roundup extends seizure-like behavior in roundworms

Arsenic is more common in wells near fractured bedrock in southeastern Wisconsin

U.S. asbestos sites made risky by some remediation strategies

Toxic fluorocarbons to keep our water (and bodies) clean and healthy

Plastic: What we eat and breathe

Microplastics affect global nutrient cycle and oxygen levels in the ocean

Researchers find underwater landfill while looking for chemical discharges from electronic devices

Decades after the oil spill that inspired Earth Day, are we prepared for the next one?

Freshwater salt pollution threatens ecosystem and human water security

Exposure to microplastics may alter cellular function

Researchers surprised to find microplastics in Florida Keys lagoons

Are chemical pollutants altering the behavior of wildlife and humans?

Plastic planet: Tracking pervasive microplastics across the globe

Bottom-up is the way forward for nitrogen reduction at institutions

Discarded masks litter beaches worldwide, threaten sea life

First air quality profile of two sub-Saharan African cities finds troubling news

Houston flooding polluted reefs more than 100 miles offshore

Study: US pesticide use falls but harms pollinators more

Plants play leading role in cycling toxic mercury through the environment, researchers say

Confronting plastic pollution to protect environmental and public health

Narwal tusks reveal mercury exposure related to climate change

Dangerous landfill pollutants ranked in order of toxicity

Toxic PAH air pollutants from fossil fuels 'multiply' in sunlight

Study finds evidence of 55 new chemicals in people

Face masks are a ticking plastic timebomb

Red Snapper in the Gulf show signs of stress

Strict environmental laws 'push' firms to pollute elsewhere

Microplastics found in 100% of sampled Pennsylvania waterways, study shows

Insecticide known for killing pollinators found in deer across Minnesota

'Canary in the mine' warning following new discovery of the effects of pollutants on fertility

For selenium in rivers, timing matters

Protective ship coatings as an underestimated source of microplastic pollution

Climate-friendly foam building insulation may do more harm than good

Scientists: Chemical pollution is a global threat that needs global action

Plastic in the ocean kills more threatened albatrosses than we thought

Plastic recycling results in rare metals being found in children's toys and food packaging

Study produces a detailed chemical profile of Delhi's air pollution sources

Environmental scientists cite need for studies looking into impact of microplastics

How microplastics in the soil contribute to environmental pollution

Plastic ingestion by fish a growing problem

Antidepressants pose risk for the survival of fish

Fossil fuel pollution causes one in five deaths globally: study

First-time study reveals high percentage of albatross deaths linked to single-use plastics

Fast-growing parts of Africa see a surprise: less air pollution from seasonal fires

Songbirds exposed to lead-contaminated water show telltale signs about human impacts

Dynamics of radiocesium in forests after the Fukushima disaster: Concerns and some hope

Traces of antidepressants and painkillers found in crustaceans

Extreme UV laser shows generation of atmospheric pollutant

A call for a global ban on lead paint

An integrated approach based on activated carbon removes trace substances from wastewater

Why ocean pollution is a clear danger to human health

Acid rain is yesterday's news? Sulfate in freshwaters remains a problem

Mangroves threatened by plastic pollution from rivers, new study finds

Dramatic increase in microplastics in seagrass soil since the 1970s

Combined river flows could send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into the Bay of Bengal

Researchers review seafloor macrolitter

From macaques to crabs, wildlife faces threat from face masks

Study: Wildfires produced up to half of pollution in US West

Washing your clothes can create Arctic microplastic pollution

Drinking water in several Chinese cities contains high levels of persistent chemicals

Where does untreated wastewater go in developing countries?

Consumer electronics have changed a lot in 20 years—systems for managing e-waste aren't keeping up

Health crisis: Up to a billion tons of waste potentially burned in the open every year

A third of rivers in US found to be changing from blue to green and yellow

Kuril-Kamchatka Trench in the Pacific Ocean is a trap for microplastics

Fertilizer runoff in streams and rivers can have cascading effects, analysis shows

Scientist tests new technology for removing, destroying 'forever chemicals'

Wildfire smoke changes dramatically as it ages, and that matters for downwind air quality

50 years in, the Clean Air Act's societal benefits still outweigh costs 10 to 1

EPA overrides scientists' calls for tougher pollutant limit

Java's protective mangroves smothered by plastic waste

Los Angeles began 2020 with a clean-air streak but ended with its worst smog in decades

A struggling recycling industry faces new crisis with coronavirus

Can countries end overfishing and plastic pollution in just 10 years?

Water samples reveal microplastics in remote Patagonian fjord system

Toxic waste dumping in the Gulf of Guinea amounts to environmental racism

Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams

Roly polies transfer environmental toxins to threatened fish populations in California

Plastic contaminants harm sea urchins

Even razor clams on sparsely populated Olympic Coast can't escape plastics, study finds

Choked, strangled and drowned. How balloons and plastic bags are killing marine animals

Pesticides commonly used as flea treatments for pets are contaminating English rivers

Fish carcasses deliver toxic mercury pollution to the deepest ocean trenches

The lasting effects of pollution from the Kabwe mine

Scientists find harmful chemicals in household dust

Leaf-cutter bees as plastic recyclers? Not a good idea, say scientists

Metal pollution in British waters may be threatening scallops, study reveals

Pollutants banned for over 30 years linger in UK rivers – our wildlife is the evidence

We estimate there are up to 14 million tonnes of microplastics on the seafloor. It's worse than we thought

Fears of toxic fuel leak as sea creatures die in Russia 'ecological disaster'

Laundry lint can cause significant tissue damage within marine mussels

A brutal war and rivers poisoned with every rainfall: How one mine destroyed an island

China's air pollutant reduction success could make it tougher to control climate change

New rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes

Researcher tackles growing plastic waste

Air pollution leads to increase in electricity usage, study suggests

Researchers claim long-term exposure to air pollution in China killed 30.8 million people between 2000 and 2016

Measuring air pollution in a post-COVID-19 world

Seeping under doors, bad air from West's fires won't ease up

Mercury concentrations in Yukon river fish could surpass EPA criterion by 2050

Smoke from US fires reaches Europe, satellite data shows

Health warnings issued as smoke from Bobcat fire chokes L.A. air quality

Toxic metals can affect student health performance, say scientists

In EU, 1 in 8 deaths linked to pollution: report

Kilometre-long slick left by burning oil tanker off Sri Lanka

Cadmium levels in waste pickers 'four times higher'

High levels of toxic flame retardant chemicals found in dust inside college classrooms

Asphalt adds to air pollution, especially on hot, sunny days

Newly hatched Florida sea turtles are consuming dangerous quantities of floating plastic

Rubber debris litters miles of Puyallup River after artificial turf was used in dam project without permit

A burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura's damage in this area of oil fields and industry

Criminal recycling scams 'profit from plastic waste surge'

Fires 'poisoning air' in Amazon: study

Plastics, waste and recycling: It's not just a packaging problem

Scientists create protein models to explore toxic methylmercury formation

What's in that wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?

February lockdown in China caused a drop in some types of air pollution, but not others

California slammed by wildfires, heat, unhealthy smoky air

Water contaminant could have neurotoxic effects on children

Firefighters exposed to more potentially harmful chemicals than previously thought

There is at least 10 times more plastic in the Atlantic than previously thought

Thousands of gallons of fuel dumps in South Carolina waters in treatment plant spill

How dangerous are burning electric cars?

'Critical' questions over disease risks from ocean plastics

Contaminants from Mount Polley tailings spill continue to affect Quesnel Lake

Pollution linked to antibiotic resistance

The Moon and stars are a compass for nocturnal animals – but light pollution is leading them astray

Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulfur to the environment

Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

Pesticides and industrial pollutants found in snow atop Arctic glaciers

Herbicide harming marsupial health and development

Abandoned fibreglass boats are releasing toxins and microplastics across the world

Tracking humanity's latest toxins in stranded whales and dolphins

Surface clean-up technology won't solve ocean plastic problem

Increased global mortality linked to arsenic exposure in rice-based diets

Bladder intake of microplastics induces toxicity in utricularia aurea lour

Plastics, pathogens and baby formula: What's in your shellfish?

Researchers make major, concerning microplastics discovery

Global report into plastic threats to the ocean

Evidence of "hormone disruptor" chemical threats grows

Dragonflies reveal mercury pollution levels across US national parks

How your car sheds microplastics into the ocean thousands of miles away

Identifying sources of deadly air pollution in the United States

Chicago air is dirtier this July than smog-choked Los Angeles

Coronavirus masks, gloves polluting Europe's rivers

Microplastic pollution harms lobster larvae, study finds

US nuclear lab investigates breach at plutonium facility

Nitrogen pollution policies around the world lag behind scientific knowledge

Common fireworks release toxic metals into the air

Global e-waste surging: Up 21% in 5 years

Researchers reveal air pollution's connection to infant mortality

Scientists urge business and government to treat PFAS chemicals as a class

Human-derived mercury shown to pollute the world's deepest ocean trenches

Pollution in Asian tropopause layer comes from human activities and natural sources, study finds

More than 1000 tons of plastic rains into western US protected lands annually

Coal-tar-sealant major source of PAH contamination in Great Lakes tributaries

2020 'Dead Zone' may remain four times larger than the goal established in 2001

Replacement for PFAS found in soil in New Jersey

PFAS present throughout the Yadkin-Pee Dee river food chain

Exploring the neurological impact of air pollution

Winds spread PFAS pollution far from a manufacturing facility

Scientists find first evidence of microplastics passing from insects to predators in rivers

Researchers create global arsenic-in-groundwater maps to highlight threats

Over a 15-year period, a small percentage of industrial facilities emit the majority of toxic pollution year after year

Study finds microplastics in Florida's birds of prey for first time

Food webs determine the fate of mercury pollution in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon

Ozone-depleting chemical alternatives getting into our food and water

Researchers find human-driven pollution alters the environment even underground

Studying mercury contamination in Virginia's South River

Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics on seafloor

Plastic pollution reaching Antarctica

Pollution impacts food and water consumption for Indigenous peoples worldwide

First Gulf-wide survey of oil pollution completed 10 years after Deepwater Horizon

Bangladesh's waters reeking with drugs, chemicals

Lobster digestion of microplastics could further foul the food chain

Immune-system cells of fish are ingesting plastic—and then dying

Stream pollution from mountaintop mining doesn't stay put in the water

There's too much nitrogen and phosphorus in U.S. waterways

Microplastics found in 4 of 5 bivalve species investigated in Nordic waters

Ammonia has been missing in portraying air pollution impacts

Study draws Southern California coastal light pollution into focus

Recycling in the US is broken. How do we fix it?

Wearing clothes could release more microfibres to the environment than washing them

Poisoning cases mar India's bid to be a global pesticides hub

Video: Researching how microplastics can end up in farmland

Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study

Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don't fail

Researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint

The toxic legacy of old oil wells: California's multibillion-dollar problem

Africa's growing lead battery industry is causing extensive contamination

Plastic pollution poses new threat to a turtle paradise

Beloved Colombian hippos pose environmental dilemma

Fecal excretion of PFAS by pets

Treating wastewater with ozone could convert pharmaceuticals into toxic compounds

Agricultural area residents in danger of inhaling toxic aerosols

Microplastics found to reduce Naididae worms in soil sediments

Microplastic pollution: Scientists are still learning how it harms wildlife

Great Barrier Reef water pollution threatens dolphins

Cutting road transport pollution could help plants grow

Brazilian wildfire pollution worsens air quality in distant cities

Plants absorb lead from perovskite solar cells more than expected

Air pollution from oil and gas production sites visible from space

House passes legislation to address PFAS chemical contamination

Brake dust air pollution may have same harmful effects on immune cells as diesel exhaust

Tribal groups condemn federal plan to open up millions of Alaskan acres to mining interests

Student researchers make dismaying microplastics find in the Arctic Ocean

Nigerian communities struggle with devastating oil spills

Great Lakes waters at risk from buried contaminants and new threats

India leads world in pollution linked deaths: study

Dozens potentially exposed to toxic mercury in Houston spill

Congress to halt military use of toxic foam contaminating drinking water

Eutrophication remains a major problem for Europe's seas despite some progress

Liquid crystal monomers used in LCDs found to be potentially persistent and bio-accumulative

Half-million crabs killed by plastic debris on remote islands

A solution for cleaning up PFAS, one of the world's most intractable pollutants

Toxin-laced bubbles cause pollution hazard on Indian beach

Harbor porpoise calves exposed to neurotoxic PCBs in mothers' milk

In Spain, how nutrients poisoned one of Europe's largest saltwater lagoons

Thailand reverses ban on weed killer linked to cancer

Wildlife are exposed to more pollution than previously thought

Coastal fog linked to high levels of mercury found in mountain lions, study finds

Dead deer found in Thailand with 7kg of plastic in stomach

Researchers warn plastic pollution in Great Lakes growing concern to ecosystem

Oil from spill in Brazil washes up in Rio state

Monsanto pleads guilty to using banned pesticide on research crop

Manmade noise a 'major global pollutant': study

Nanomaterials in wastewater have toxic effects on crustaceans and fish

Rubber in the environment: Where the tread from our tires 'disappears' to

Air pollution shuts schools in Iran's capital

Antidepressants polluting the water can change fish behavior

Microplastics found in oysters, clams on Oregon coast, study finds

UK needs to act to prevent electric vehicle battery waste mountain, new study says

'This city is not livable': New Delhi citizens face foul air

This Alaska mine could generate $1 billion a year. Is it worth the risk to salmon?

New Delhi schools shut because of toxic smog

Use of neonicotinoids on rice paddies linked to fishery collapse in Japan

Oil and gas wastewater used for irrigation may suppress plant immune systems

New flame retardants, old problems

California power shutdowns raise air pollution worries

How much are you polluting your office air just by existing?

Mining powers modern life, but can leave scarred lands and polluted waters behind

Cleaning with bleach could create indoor air pollutants

The biggest likely source of microplastics in California coastal waters? Our car tires

Air pollution in global megacities linked to children's cognitive decline, Alzheimer's and death

Plastic teabags release microscopic particles into tea

Researchers find lead in turmeric

West Africa: Human-induced air pollution is higher than expected

Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze

Fungicides as an underestimated hazard for freshwater organisms

Indonesia's toxic haze affecting Borneo's orangutans—rescuers

Microplastics stunt growth of worms: study

Oil spill adds to list of Dorian-induced woes in Bahamas

Concerns grow over tainted sewage sludge spread on croplands

Deepwater Horizon oil buried in Gulf Coast beaches could take decades to biodegrade

Researchers develop app to detect areas most vulnerable to life-threatening haze

How do you leave a warning that lasts as long as nuclear waste?

Marine plastic pollution hides a neurological toxin in our food

Explosion in plastic pollution post-World War II seen in marine sediments

Mine spill turns PNG coastline red

Wild ground-nesting bees might be exposed to lethal levels of neonics in soil

Microplastics are found in Lake Tahoe's waters for first time ever

Mexican marijuana traffickers are poisoning California forests with a banned pesticide, officials say

Foreign trash 'like treasure' in Indonesia's plastics village

Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons

Water crisis grips US city after lead contamination

High arsenic levels found in children near former French mine

Great Lakes' latest pollution threat: Microplastics

When naproxen breaks down, toads croak

Climate change likely to increase human exposure to toxic methylmercury

Australia should explore nuclear waste before trying domestic nuclear power

New study reveals impact of mining on coral reefs

More than half a million Americans exposed to toxic air pollution face cancer risks above EPA guidelines

High lead concentrations found in Amazonian wildlife

Beaches choked with stinky seaweed could be the new normal

Toxic chemicals hindering the recovery of Britain's rivers

EPA clears path for proposed copper and gold mine near Alaska's Bristol Bay
Siberian smoke heading toward U.S. and Canada
Plastic junk spawns desert island disaster in Pacific
Asian countries turning back wealthy world's waste
Ro5 researchers suggest radioactive readings in 2017 were from a major nuclear release
Active pharmaceutical ingredients can persist in the environment
'Legacy' mercury pollution still a problem in New Jersey meadowlands waters
Lots of lead in the water? Maybe manganese is to blame
Monitoring air quality after Fourth of July fireworks
‘Toxic Stew’ Stirred Up by Disasters Poses Long-Term Danger, New Findings Show
Radiation from atomic testing in Marshall Islands still too high for human habitation
Eternally stinky city? Rome garbage crisis sparks health fears
Shanghai leads battle against China's rising mountain of trash
Nine deer dead in Japan after eating plastic: wildlife group
Smoke from Canadian fires drifts into United States
Lead pollution in Arctic ice show economic impact of wars and plagues for past 1,500 years
The war on Southern California smog is slipping. Fixing it is a $14 billion problem
Hundreds of sharks and rays tangled in plastic
China Wrestles with the Toxic Aftermath of Rare Earth Mining
US waste driving global garbage glut: study
Toxic substances found in the glass and decoration of alcoholic beverage bottles
Pesticides found in monarchs' milkweed near farm fields
Coal dust and smog plague lives on S.Africa's Highveld
Marseille closes some beaches to swimming amid pollution concerns
Scientists on Madeira see new 'plasticrust' sea pollution
US air quality is slipping after years of improvement
Black plastic can't be recycled – but we've just found a way to use the carbon in renewable energy
Researchers urge reduced use of PFAS chemicals in consumer products
New study shows legacy of DDT to lake ecosystems
Large summer 'dead zone' forecast for Chesapeake Bay after wet winter and spring
Nitrate pollution of US tap water could cause 12,500 cancer cases each year
2019 'dead zone' may be the second largest on record
Testing shows these waves are sick, in totally the wrong way
On the Tarragona coast, 57% of plastic waste is clothing fibers from washing machines
USA lags behind EU, Brazil and China in banning harmful pesticides
Nation's most ambitious project to clean up nuclear weapons waste has stalled
Plastic poisons ocean bacteria propping up the marine food chain
Evidence of multiple unmonitored coal ash spills found in N.C. lake
Severe air pollution can cause birth defects, deaths
Compostable food containers could release PFAS into environment
Toxic runoff from Tijuana River invades Imperial Beach
Pollution is a 'significant' problem at 401 national parks, report says
Brazil braces for another tailings dam collapse
Researchers discover the source of new chlorofluorocarbon emissions
Air pollution hotspots in Europe
Remote island beach plastics point to greater waste problem
Mexico City declares pollution alert, postpones football semi-final
Delhi hit by rare summer air pollution alert
Mexico's prized beaches threatened by smelly algae invasion
Lead contamination found in baby teeth of children living near Exide battery plant
A new view of wintertime air pollution
When biodegradable plastic is not biodegradable
The uranium mine in the heart of Kakadu needs a better cleanup plan
Study identifies better, cheaper ways to stem arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh
New study finds river wildlife contain cocaine, pharmaceuticals and pesticides
Exhaust gas is to blame: Ground-level ozone is damaging crops
Wristband samplers show similar chemical exposure across three continents
Synergy of anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric processes may cause severe haze in northern China
Microplastics have even been blown into a remote corner of the Pyrenees
It is all in the genes: Decoding the effects of multiple stressors
Nepal to send team to clean Mount Everest
Siren sounds on nuclear fallout embedded in melting glaciers
Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania's bushfires
Air pollution caused by corn production increases mortality rate in US
WWF sounds alarm after 48 lbs of plastic found in dead whale
Worsening air pollution reducing lifespans in Indonesia
Tackling India's e-waste recycling crisis
What's in your drinking water?
Mining pollution limits access to clean water in Papua New Guinea
Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
Oil slick from sunken ship heading for French coast
Over 100 Malaysian schools shut after toxic waste dump
Coal power stations disrupt rainfall, global study finds
Study suggests humans are now producing more chemical waste than can be tested
Crop residue burning is a major contributor to air pollution in South Asia
Toxic byproducts of Agent Orange continue to pollute Vietnam environment
Pharmaceutical residues in fresh water pose a growing environmental risk
US mining sites dump 50M gallons of fouled wastewater daily
Microalgae as natural detector of environmental safety
Delhi's complicated air pollution problem
Malaysia to end bauxite mining ban despite environment fears
The race to save Myanmar's Inle Lake
Tiny fibers create unseen plastic pollution
A hidden source of air pollution? Your daily household tasks
Coal dust turns white snow black in Siberian town
Research forms complex picture of mercury pollution in a period of global change
Ten towns hit by river pollution from Brazil dam disaster
Change the way you wash your hair to help save the environment
Tasmanian lakes metal contamination among worst in the world
A warming world increases air pollution
Deadly Brazil dam collapse raises fears of environmental woes
Hundreds of schools to shut as toxic smog chokes Bangkok
Plastic pollution causes mussels to lose grip
War declared on world's growing e-waste crisis
Study predicts how air pollutants from US forest soils will increase with climate change
Global mercury pollution threatens to impact the energy metabolism of birds
Haze smoke affects butterfly caterpillars
Man-made chemicals in our environment cause 'worrying' changes in sheep livers
Pesticides found in more than 80% of tested European soils
Desalination produces more toxic waste than clean water
Heavy smog, worsened by weather, raises alarm across Asia
A $3 billion problem - Miami-Dade's septic tanks are already failing due to sea rise
Physicists propose to carry out neutron activation analysis of mosses for environmental monitoring
For Ghana e-waste recyclers, a safer option amid toxic fumes
Dangerous powder from lost cargo found on Dutch island
China's war on particulate air pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution
Indian firefighters battle air pollution in New Delhi
Marine debris study counts trash from Texas to Florida
High levels of carcinogenic chemical found in everyday consumer products
Old mines cast a long shadow on their surroundings
Ongoing spill in Mexico is flooding Tijuana River with millions of gallons of raw sewage
The contest for the worst air pollutant
Africa - An air pollution wildcard
Africa's solid waste is growing, posing a climate threat
Banned toxins passed from mother to young in European dolphins
DDT in Alaska meltwater poses cancer risk for people who eat lots of fish
Agricultural insecticide contamination threatens U.S. surface water integrity at the national scale
Record levels of mercury released by thawing permafrost in Canadian Arctic
Saltier waterways are creating dangerous 'chemical cocktails'
Toxic chemicals calling - Cell phones as a source of flame retardants
Can rice and flushing the toilet be slowly poisoning you?
Peru 'catastrophe' feared after 8,000-barrel Amazon oil spill
Honey bees, already at risk, face a new threat from a common herbicide
Discovery of a new gene could shed light on chemical exposure effects in humans
Toxic mercury poisoning the Amazon
More realistic research needed on substances that enter the environment
California recommends restrictions for popular pesticide
Plastic microfibers found for first time in wild animals' stool, from South American fur seals
Delhi homeless to be given masks as smog worsens
Drug pollution concentrates in stream bugs, passes to predators in water and on land
Pavillion water experts fault leaky gas wells, unlined pits
Air pollution linked to autism
Thousands of carp die in mysterious circumstances in Iraq
Impact of mercury-controlling policies shrinks with every five-year delay
How much danger are we in when chemicals are spilled in local rivers?
Widely used mosquito repellent proves lethal to larval salamanders
Study uncovers high levels of previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, environment
Location of large mystery source of banned ozone depleting substance uncovered
Paradise lost - Tourist spots in danger of being loved to death
E-cigarettes and a new threat—how to dispose of them
Microplastics Are Turning Up Everywhere, Even In Human Excrement
New study links common herbicides and antibiotic resistance
Fracking wastewater accumulation found in freshwater mussels' shells
How we solved an Arctic mercury mystery
Illinois slaughterhouse biggest nitrogen polluter of waterways in US, study finds
Why climate change is making it harder to monitor marine pollution
France reverses car tire sea sanctuary—an environmental flop
Scientists reveal the hidden costs of cobalt mining in DR Congo
Relaxed environmental regulations heighten risk during natural disasters
Microplastics may enter foodchain through mosquitoes
How slick water and black shale in fracking combine to produce radioactive waste
Micronizing ocean plastics threaten sea turtle populations, ocean life cycle
Mercury pollution threatens to impair the ability of birds to migrate
The Dark Side of China’s Solar Boom
Chemically Induced Frankenstein-Humans
Common pesticide inhibits brain development in frogs
Environmentally-Caused Disease Crisis? Pesticide Damage to DNA Found 'Programmed' Into Future Generations
Lead is poisoning children on U.S. military bases, says report
Murky lakes now surpass clear, blue lakes in US
The spiralling environmental cost of our lithium battery addiction
The world of plastics, in numbers
The Taj Mahal is wasting away, and it may soon hit the point of no return
Research confirms fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey
Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment
Clothing, furniture also to blame for ocean and freshwater pollution
First-time observation of genetic/physiological damage caused by nanoplastics in mussels
Study sheds new light on forests' response to atmospheric pollution
Study raises concern about flame-retardant metabolites in bald eagles
Business booming for plastic giants as change beckons
Study finds 29 pesticides in Devon river
Federal study - Chemicals toxic at levels EPA thought safe
Pilot whale meat poses health hazard, Faroese warned
Scientists calculate impact of China's ban on plastic waste imports
Recycled electrical products lead to hazardous chemicals appearing in everyday items
Chemicals are leaching from Norwegian roads and tunnels
Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong
Hurricane Harvey's toxic impact deeper than public told
The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150402-the-worst-place-on-earth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_UdqZdFr-w
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