Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

After a massive lithium ion battery storage site exploded into flames in Monterey County — spewing toxic gases into the air ...

Childhood nutrition is much more than a simple question of nutrition. It is the foundation on which our children's future is ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have discovered that a special form of charcoal is highly effective at absorbing ...

Late last month, before the rains arrived, USC professor Seth John traveled through foothill neighborhoods devastated by the ...

The hot-pink mix of water and chemicals, which is sprayed from planes to combat wildfires, is under renewed scrutiny.

Biochar, a form of charcoal produced by heating agri waste without oxygen, is being studied as a potential tool for cleaning up chromium ...

After repeated calls for action, the FDA has set a guideline for lead in baby food -- but it is not the end of the fight for ...

Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire ...

Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in ...

A new investigation reveals that many plant-based, organic, and chocolate-flavored protein powders contain high levels of heavy metals such as lead an ...