A University of Utah study finds that air pollutant monitors are more common in white neighborhoods and less so in Native ...

"Lithium is considered to be a contaminant." Scientists make stunning discovery when examining notorious water pollutant: ...

The substance formed clouds as was released into the water from an overflow on the Navigation Road bank of the river, close to Town Bridge, ...

Increased use of satellite tracking could fill data gaps on environmental and health concerns tied to nitrogen dioxide, the authors say.

The term greenhouse gas often brings carbon dioxide (CO2) to mind, and rightly so, as it is a key contributor to rising ...

An environmental hazard unfolded in Westchester County when a ruptured fuel line from a generator dumped nearly 1,200 gallons ...

The rankings are based on the annual average of concentrated micrograms of an air pollutant per cubic meter of air. The World Health Organization recommends 5 micrograms of pollutant per cubic meter.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In a two-step process, a new catalyst can convert methane into polymers at ordinary temperature and pressure. Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes ...

Ozone, the third main pollutant, has never featured so prominently in the headlines. The main polluters are industry and traffic. For a long time, Munich city center – was one of the worst ...