Exposure: Contact with a substance by ingesting it, breathing it, or touching it with the skin or eyes. Exposure assessment: A determination of how people come into contact with a hazardous substance, ...

PFAS are highly persistent environmental contaminants that accumulate in soils and sediments, acting as long-term sources of exposure to aquatic ecosystems and the food chain. Understanding how these ...

Nanomaterials can reduce accumulation of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury by 38% while increasing harvests by 23%, finds international research team led by UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – One of the ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 20, 2024) A study published online in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology raises continuing concern about residual exposure to organochlorine pesticides ...

A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings highlight the potential impact ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected radioactive cesium-137 contamination in a sample of cloves imported from Indonesia, leading to immediate import restrictions on products from ...