chemicals

EPA narrows in on PFAS regulations, Tucson hopes for federal priority

Alisa Reznick/KJZZ — Kaulana Breitenbach, water quality specialist for the Marana Water Department, shows a sample of the activated charcoal…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

Even very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fish exposed to some pesticides at extremely low concentrations for a brief period of time can…

2 months ago

Permeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutants

A returning Coho Salmon at the Suquamish Tribe's Grovers Creek Hatchery in Poulsbo, WA. Photo by K. King, USFWS. [...]…

3 months ago

Toxic chemical reactions fuel crises at L.A. County landfills

Photo: The Sunshine Canyon landfill lies just beyond the Granada Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Area residents have complained of…

5 months ago