As 2025 is ending, social media has been abuzz with news about the upcoming full ban on the production of mercury ...

In the event that a thermometer breaks, the spilled mercury can evaporate into vapor and this poses health risks to anyone who inhales the vapor or makes direct skin contact with the liquid, according ...

Gold-mining equipment operates in water near a river bank with trees in the background. Illegal gold mining along the Madre de Dios River near Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon River basin of Peru.

With Christmas and New Year just around the corner, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics reminds the public to be extra cautious when buying plastic hornpipes or “torotot,” as some may contain harmful chemicals ...

That skin-lightening cream or anti-ageing serum promising a glow overnight? It might be hiding something dangerous. The Indian government is now considering a ban on mercury-based cosmetics, following ...

PDHA urges FDA to ban mercury amalgam fillings. SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Preventive Dental Health Association (PDHA ...

IN preparation for New Year’s Eve, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics reminded the public to be “extra cautious” in purchasing ...

A strange whistling hum fills the air in Bourne. It's a tell-tale sign that hundreds of periodical cicadas are all around, in the trees and crawling up bushes, hoping to attract a mate after 17 years ...

Oceans activists are calling for tinned tuna to be banned from hospitals, school canteens, care homes and maternity wards after high concentrations of mercury were found in every sample analysed. They ...