fertility

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking water

Photo: Emiliam Robert VIcol American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in…

8 months ago

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,…

8 months ago

Study: Flint’s lead-poisoned water had ‘horrifyingly large’ effect on fetal deaths

Flint resident LaFonzo Williams, 19, prays on Jan. 14, 2016, in Lansing, Mich., amid more than 150 Flint and Detroit…

6 years ago

DoD admits water at U.S. military bases contains cancer-causing chemicals

U.S. Army photo If you live on a military base and only drink bottled water, you’ve probably made a good…

6 years ago

Study: Fewer pregnancies, more fetal deaths in Flint after lead levels rose in water

Kansas University assistant professor of economics David Slusky explains his study of the Flint water crisis’ impact on fertility rates…

7 years ago