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Drought-driven water pollution hits California Latino communities hardDrought-driven water pollution hits California Latino communities hard

Drought-driven water pollution hits California Latino communities hard

Drought-driven drinking water contamination is disproportionately affecting members of California’s Latino communities, a new study has found. Among the pollutants…

7 months ago
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in studyMicroplastics found in every human placenta tested in study

Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study

Microplastics and other pieces of rubbish in the sand in Lanzarote, Spain. Photograph: Susanne Fritzsche/Alamy Scientists express concern over health impacts,…

1 year ago
1 in 3 children worldwide being poisoned by lead from water, air pollution, UN warns1 in 3 children worldwide being poisoned by lead from water, air pollution, UN warns

1 in 3 children worldwide being poisoned by lead from water, air pollution, UN warns

The file photo shows children play in water pipes at a construction site on the banks of the Yamuna River…

5 years ago

How to strip 99 per cent of BPA from water in 30 minutes

“We’ve solved a billion-dollar research problem,” says Collins. “This treatment can be done by anyone, anywhere, on any quantity of…

8 years ago