Environmental pollution is linked to several mental health disorders in Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA) warned ...

Researchers found that exposure to environmental carcinogens and psychological distress is significantly linked to decreased happy life expectancy, a measure of the lifespan during which an individual ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have linked metal exposure from pollution to increased cardiovascular disease risk. David Trood/Getty Images Cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of ...

A study published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology by McGraw et al. offers compelling evidence that underscores the significant role environmental pollutants, particularly heavy metals ...

Emerging pathogens and chemical contaminants disrupt normal interaction in the environmental ecosystem. These contaminants may decimate the biotic components of the environment, leading to the ...

Radon is a natural gas that is odorless, invisible, and radioactive. It's generated by the breakdown of metals like uranium or radium in rocks and soil. While very low levels of the gas are thought to ...

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 ...

A truck carrying fracking wastewater at an injection well in Morrow County, Ohio owned by Knox Brine Disposal in October 2015. Fracking began in Pennsylvania more than 15 years ago, and there is ...

A new study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the ”la Caixa Foundation” has shed light on the influence that Endocrine-Disrupting ...