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02/03/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Old plastic toys could be dangerous: Study finds many contain toxic chemicals that have since been banned

Secondhand plastic toys may save you some money, but you may be putting your children’s health at risk if you let them play with it. This is because a study found that old plastic toys contained high levels of toxic chemicals. In conducting the study, a group of scientists from the University of Plymouth in the […]

01/14/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Tomato plants grown in heavy metal contaminated soil found to produce contaminated fruit

As many people strive to start out the new year with healthy eating habits, it’s important to keep in mind that choosing the right vegetables is just as important to your health as consuming them in the first place. That’s because vegetables are prone to contamination not only from pesticides but also from the air, […]

12/07/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Cadmium — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Cadmium (Cd) is a chemical element that usually appears as a soft, bluish-white metal. It was first discovered in 1817 by the German chemists Freidrich Stromeyer and Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann, with Stromeyer identifying it as an impurity in zinc carbonate. The name “cadmium” is derived from the Latin word “cadmia” and the Greek word […]

11/03/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Cleaner water with nanoparticles: Toxic metals such as cadmium can be removed from freshwater safely with this innovative application

Nanotechnology has a multitude of environmental uses, and researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered another one. They found that sulfurized nano-zero-valent iron (FeSSi) could be used to remove cadmium toxicity from freshwater. According to ScienceDaily.com, the researchers came to this conclusion after simulating a rain event that washed toxic soil materials […]

09/06/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Feds claim that thousands of tons of hazardous waste have been illegally dumped in Missouri

For almost four years, a building located in an eastern Missouri floodplain has served as the illegal dump site for thirteen million pounds of hazardous waste. This shocking information was revealed in federal and state documents, reported STLToday.com. The publication added that one federal indictment filed at St. Louis was against companies based in Missouri […]

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