Scientists in Japan may have discovered why rice absorbs so much arsenic from the soil, paving the way for fresh efforts to block the potentially harmful element from Asia's staple food....

A study published in the June issue of Environmental Health Perspectives indicates that some genes have variations influencing the metabolism of methylmercury. These genes control a compound in the bo...

The user community of the EVISA server is steadily growing and has surpassed 30,000 visitors/month in April for the first time. After a growth of more than 100% (doubling) during the 4th year of EVISA...

New evidence that chemical contaminants are finding their way into the deep-sea food web has been found in deep-sea squids and octopods, including the strange-looking “vampire squid”. These species ar...

An international convention banning the use of harmful organotin compounds in anti-fouling paints used on the hulls of ships and yachts will enter into force on Sept. 17. Organotin compounds are those...

The new European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is expected to open in Helsinki today, June 3. Ahead of the event, environmentalists stressed that the ECHA should assure the implementation of REACH, the EU c...

The new study at the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh will be supported by a $200,000 grant from ALCOA Foundation, as part of its Campaign for an Amazing Future. To that end, this grant will be used...

A newly published study of Texas school district data and industrial mercury-release data, conducted by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, shows a statistical...

Fish and fish products are generally the main source of OCTs from ordinary food according to a new Finnish study....

An International group of scientists studied the mobility of mercury implanted as amalgam fillings into human teeth. ...