Late last month, before the rains arrived, USC professor Seth John traveled through foothill neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton Fire, gathering street dust to test for lead. Another USC professor, ...

USC researchers traveled through neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton Fire to run lead tests on ash gathered from gutters and sand pulled from playgrounds. What they found: They found a whole lot of ...

It is a tiny but extraordinary microorganism that thrives in toxic environments filled with heavy metals. While most life ...

Biochar, a form of charcoal produced by heating agri waste without oxygen, is being studied as a potential tool for cleaning up chromium ...

Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

Scientists made a shocking discovery after testing Girl Scout Cookies, finding that the seasonal treats contain a toxic ...

When a fire burns in an urban area, it unleashes a slurry of chemicals. Scientists are trying to understand the chemistry at ...

Residents describe experiences of sore throats and other symptoms. The energy storage industry insists that this incident is ...

After repeated calls for action, the FDA has set a guideline for lead in baby food -- but it is not the end of the fight for ...

Childhood nutrition is much more than a simple question of nutrition. It is the foundation on which our children's future is ...

The alarm certainly sounded long and loud in 2022 when Abbott recalled Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powdered infant formulas after an FDA investigation ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that a special type of charcoal, known as biochar, can remove toxic ...