In contrast, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces a strict limit of 10 parts per billion (ppb) for arsenic ...

For riverside communities along the Amazon, fish is not a menu choice—it is a lifeline. Millions of people in the Brazilian ...

“One hundred or so years ago, one of the most common pesticides was lead arsenate, and for example, it was fairly commonly used in apple orchards, which is one of the reasons why apple juice becomes ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially announced a multi-year plan to prioritize limiting toxic elements in foods commonly eaten by babies and young children. In recent ...

Our most recent round of baby formula tests detected contaminants at potentially concerning levels in 26 of the 49 baby ...

This monograph is one in a series of self-instructional publications designed to increase the primary care provider’s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation ...

Tampons from several brands that potentially millions of people use each month can contain toxic metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, a new study led by a UC Berkeley researcher has found. The work ...

Last week I described how and why mercury and chromium are toxic, and this week I will focus on two other noto rious elements: arsenic and lead. Arsenic is a metal loid, which means it has the ...