The Attorney General of Washington State Bob Ferguson announced that Amazon has entered into a nationwide legally binding agreement to monitor and not sell kids’ […]
Batteries contain harmful toxic materials including acid, lead, nickel, lithium, cadmium, alkaline, mercury, and nickel metal hydride. When we throw them in the trash they […]
A Toronto artist who created sculptures by sanding & grinding mussel shells over the past 15 years has been diagnosed with heavy metal poisoning. Gillian […]
Australian researchers have discovered a way to filter toxic heavy metals from water using aluminum and gallium. According to an article published in Advanced Functional […]
Scientist Liangjie Dong from the University of Hawaii has created an easy-to-use paper water filter called Mesopaper. The filter uses three layers of paper made […]
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the term used to describe discarded electronic devices. Many unwanted electronics (computers, laptops, mobile phones, TVs, DVD players, mp3 players, etc.) […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released an interview with Conrad Choiniere, the chair of the Toxic Elements Working Group. This workgroup of […]
Yet another new procedure is being reported to combat heavy metal polluted water. A northern Minnesota company is touting a pollution-fighting peat! American Peat Technology […]
Wastewater containing toxic heavy metals & industrial dyes is a serious environmental dilemma. Scientists in India have developed a nanomaterial drawn from seaweed to effectively […]