Researchers in Denmark have developed a chemical process that converts toxic arsenic waste into a usable metallic material ...

A team of scientists has uncovered a hidden risk to freshwater quality that could affect millions worldwide: the shift of lake and river sediment from trapping toxic arsenic to releasing it, driven by ...

"What is the cost to the people?" asked a resident who said he'd not been informed of numerous chemicals lacing a plot he'd ...

Thousands of farmers in India are still forced to cultivate crops on land where dangerous toxins like arsenic have contaminated the soil and water. The situation becomes even more serious when leafy ...

Communities across Argentina continue to endure one of the world’s most widespread cases of arsenic contamination in drinking water, according to longstanding monitoring by the World Health ...

That minty-fresh feeling might come with a hidden cost. A recent study has found that popular toothpaste brands are contaminated with dangerous heavy metals like lead and mercury, posing unexpected ...

A new study has revealed states where some of the worst water contamination occurs with respect to arsenic. The Columbia University study, published earlier this month by JAMA Network, set out to show ...

A recent report, published by non-profit children’s health organisation Healthy Babies Bright Futures, has found that 100% of 145 rice samples tested contained arsenic, with more than one in four ...

An infamous chemical best known for poisoning kings and emperors is appearing in an unlikely place: private wells in Scott County. Arsenic — a naturally occurring element found in air, soil, food and ...

Patna: Even as Bihar grapples with the growing menace of arsenic, fluoride and other toxic elements contaminating water, soil ...

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. Researchers have developed a new optical sensor ...