Toxins
HEALTH OFFICIALS ISSUE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOM ALERT FOR LAKE SILVER
Contact: Kent [email protected] 407-912-0132 Orlando, FL The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in Lake Silver. This is in response to a water sample taken on 02/24/2022. The public should exercise caution in and around Lake Silver. Residents and visitors are advised to take the following precautions: Do not drink, swim, wade, use personal watercraft, water ski or boat in waters where there is a visible bloom. Wash your …
Clean Water Technology Center Reveals New Approach to Removing Toxins in Wastewater |
STONY BROOK, NY, March 2, 2021 – The New York State Center for Clean Water Technology (CCWT) at Stony Brook University has made a series of critical discoveries regarding a new approach to protecting Long Island’s drinking water, groundwater, and surface waters. Some of the discoveries involve the likely human carcinogen, 1,4-dioxane, which has been found at …
Spider-like toxins found in Australia’s stinging trees
image copyrightGetty Images image captionThe trees – known as the gympie-gympie among Australians – are primarily found in north-eastern Queensland Toxins produced by Australia’s stinging trees bear a strong resemblance to those of spiders and scorpions, scientists have found. The findings, published in the Science Advances journal, come from University of Queensland researchers. Those stung …
New technology can sense the presence of toxic metals in the water supply
The new platform uses cell-free synthetic biology to test for 17 contaminants, including lead, copper, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics Tests cost pennies to make and minutes to work Researchers tested the platform in Paradise, California, where wildfires caused toxins to enter the water supply A new platform technology can assess water safety and quality with just …
Organic Material Production Using Water, Not Toxins
Many materials that we use every day are not sustainable. Some are harmful to plants or animals, others contain rare elements that will not always be as readily available as they are today. A great hope for the future is to achieve different material properties by using novel organic molecules. Organic high-performance materials containing …
‘They’re Killing Us,’ Texas Residents Say of Public Health and Environmental Rollbacks – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Danielle Nelson’s best monitor for the emissions billowing out of the oil refineries and chemical plants surrounding her home: The heaving chest of her 9-year-old asthmatic son. On some nights, the boy’s chest shudders as he fights for breath in his sleep. Nelson suspects the towering plants and refineries are to blame, rising like a …
Cannabis E-cigarettes: Additives Result in Higher Toxins for User
The vaping industry is filled with unknowns. Those unknowns are leading to more questions as the number of users dealing with injuries, or in some cases, death, continues to rise. Portland State University Chemistry Professor Rob Strongin led a research team to study what happens when additives are put into vaping products. Specifically, they …
