The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and ...

WILDFIRES in Los Angeles have caused a steep rise in the amount of lead in the city’s atmosphere, new data shows.

The recent lead contamination problem in Flint, Mich., was not the first time there has been a severe public health issue caused by a tainted water supply. As recently as February 2016, officials in ...

Research highlights the rising impact of synthetic chemicals on children's health, linking them to noncommunicable diseases ...

The researchers first took measurements of lead deposited in three Arctic ice cores every year between 500 BCE and 600 CE using techniques they have reported before. They found that lead emissions ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. When Phylis Omido arrived to testify over those affected by lead chemical from a metal ...