A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones ...

Open Access Government explores the issue of water pollution and its severe implications for public health and the ...

Chemical pollutants, including plastics, can impact the Earth in all kinds of ways. Manufacturing of these "novel entities" has grown so rapidly that governments are now unable to assess, let alone ...

Hampton Roads waterways are protected by pollution limits called TMDLs. Experts explain how they work, why they matter, and ...

“A forest is a pristine environment, but if you’re using cleaning and aromatherapy products full of chemically manufactured scents to recreate a forest in your home, you’re actually creating a ...

Pollution is a public health concern, and is considered to be any harmful material introduced to the environment. Many materials can cause such harm and are referred to as pollutants. Pollutants are ...

Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur in soils, these ...

Due to its minuscule size and its ease of scattering, glitter is more harmful than other sorts of microplastics.

Although our air is much less polluted now than it was some decades ago, each year around 300 000 people in Europe die prematurely due to air pollution. In 2021, 97% of the people living in urban ...

As fires burn the landscape, they spew airborne gases and particles, though their impact on air pollution might be ...