Using silicone wristbands to measure air quality
A Texas A&M study found that these inexpensive, convenient devices can measure exposure to a class of chemicals that can ...
Tag: Toxicology
How does exhaled heated tobacco aerosol behave in the air?
Considerable research informs the dynamics of exhaled e-cigarette aerosols, but how much do we know about the same processes for ...
Project Air View maps ultrafine particles, soot and other substances in Amsterdam air
Credit: Google Maps & Utrecht University Over the past two years, the municipality of Amsterdam, Utrecht University and Google have ...
Cross-generational consequences of lead poisoning
Credit: Hokuto Nakata Japanese and Zambian scientists have shown that environmental lead poisoning in children affects not only their own ...
Atmospheric water vapor in the city of Tel Aviv is suitable for drinking
A solution to global water scarcity?Credit: Tel Aviv University In a first-of-its-kind study in the world conducted at Tel Aviv ...
Salton Sea aerosol exposure triggers unique and mysterious pulmonary response
UC Riverside mouse study suggests inflammation could play key role in progression to asthmaCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
Unlabeled PFAS chemicals detected in makeup
Credit: Green Science Policy Institute Makeup wearers may be absorbing and ingesting potentially toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according ...
Study effects paradigm shift in the understanding of how red rot attacks sugarcane
Researchers at the University of São Paulo discover that the fungus Fusarium verticillioides uses volatile compounds to manipulate insects and ...
Higher alcohol content beer popularity growing, as overall beer consumption down
Credit: Schiff, et al, Substance Use & Misuse, 2021. PITTSBURGH, June 10, 2021 - Americans are consuming more craft beer ...
Mapping a successful recovery
Novel methods and dedicated fieldwork offer good news for cleaning up mining pollution in riversCredit: Dave Herbst Mining involves moving ...
UN: More harmful algal bloom impacts emerge amid rising seafood demand, coastal development
UNESCO IOC delivers 1st global assessment report after 7 years' work by 109 experts in 35 countries, creating a baseline ...
New study reveals how smoking during puberty can cause negative consequences in offspring
No Smoking Day 2021Credit: Eivind Senneset Smoking in early puberty in boys may have negative consequences for their future generations ...
Getting stoned: Revealing the mysteries of stonefish venom
Credit: Bryan Fry University of Queensland scientists working to unlock the mysteries Australia's deadly stonefish have made a discovery which ...
New study confirms noble false widow spiders bites can result in hospitalization
NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implicationsCredit: Dr John Dunbar, Venom Systems ...