Scientists tested nine fish species from four northern Illinois rivers for contamination with per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, synthetic chemicals found in numerous industrial and commercial products and known to be harmful to human health.

Study detects synergistic effect making substances more dangerous, raising alarm since humans are exposed to both

Filter performs well in removing plastic pollution from water and Chinese researchers say it appears to be scalable

Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology - Associations between per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and county-level cancer incidence between 2016 and 2021 and incident...

Nature Communications - Human impact has increased total nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations over reference conditions and doubled the areas affected by potentially harmful algal growth,...

Researchers say environmental impact from Kakhovka dam explosion comparable to Chornobyl nuclear disaster

Communications Earth & Environment - Anthropogenic activities, temperature, actual evapotranspiration, precipitation, and runoff majorly control the concentrations of copper, zinc, cadmium, and...

Micro- and nanoplastics slip through most filters and accumulate in drinking water and ecosystems. I develop green iron-oxide nanoparticles that bind plastics and let you pull them out with a simple magnet — early tests show 100% microplastic and ~90% nanoplastic…

Fish living downstream of wastewater treatment plants are accumulating antidepressants, opioids and other drugs of abuse in their bodies, according to a new study. Using a new analytical method they

It turns out that salmon exposed to cocaine through water pollution do a lot of swimming—which may not be a good thing