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A deposit of 110 tons of the banned pesticide has rapidly shrunk on the ocean floor and cast doubt on the need to mount an expensive cleanup
Hormonelike pollutants in the Pacific Ocean off Los Angeles were not responsible for the intersex fish
Under state law, items that contain a certain level of the chemical bisphenol A would need warning signs for consumers
Inuit children exposed to higher levels of these metals are at least three times as likely to be identified as suffering from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Scientists seek "fundamental changes" in testing and regulation of chemicals that mimic human hormones
Around the world, breathing a variety of air pollutants--in some cases for a single day--increases the chance that people will suffer heart attacks, according to a new analysis
Signs are emerging that children are suffering from exposure to cadmium, a widespread heavy metal
Children under five living near a chemical plant in West Virginia were found to have higher concentrations of an industrial chemical than their mothers
A new study documents how heavy metal poisoning killed Nigerian children whose families were involved in processing gold ore
Government scientists are investigating the connection between air pollution and an array of health effects, including asthma, heart disease and autism
Private drinking water wells are unmonitored and unregulated, but often contaminated with potentially dangerous elements
Although many experts have long debated the role of the environment in breast cancer, the possibility that chemicals are changing how and when breasts develop is a relatively new concern for scientists
The EPA estimates that the US has more than 450,000 brownfield sites, abandoned industrial and commercial facilities
Eight different flame-retarding chemicals, including one banned from baby pajamas in the 1970s, can be found in an array of baby products
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