Articles Tagged with ''environmental contaminants''

The expected completion date for this project is May 2026.

The study, “PFAS and their association with the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women,” is published in Toxicological Sciences.

The 2024 Chlorinated Conference will feature 477 platform presentations, 550 poster presentations and 8 technical panel discussions.

The stakes are high when it comes to road salts: compromised drinking water, shrinking aquatic habitats and long-term pollution from legacy salt stores in soil and groundwater requiring costly remediation.

“This ruling is a complete vindication of Evi Emmenegger,” said PEER Senior Counsel Peter Jenkins, noting that these lab malfunctions keep recurring because the USGS facilities are not independently accredited.

PEER decries allowing federal agencies to continue self-policing their own scientific integrity.

Since PFAS are not regulated as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA), these data were submitted voluntarily and likely represents only a small fraction of total PFAS waste.

International group is concerned that focusing too greatly on cleanup approaches will create more environmental risk, and be a distraction from the key priorities of the Plastic Treaty negotiations.

Adoption of new battery tech is accelerating, leading to the replacement of EV batteries previously dependent on cobalt, nickel, and manganese.

Most mercury that enters waterways originates from industrial pollution and other human activities, but it can also come from natural sources.