As global concern over plastic pollution intensifies, a growing share of the problem is tied not to where waste is discarded, ...

Heavy metal accumulated in soil pose substantial threats to soil environmental quality and human health. Accurate identification of pollution sources is critical for implementing targeted prevention ...

The Himalayas are often seen as one of Earth's great natural barriers, separating the heavily populated and industrialized regions of South Asia from the remote Tibetan Plateau. But new research, ...

Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people's lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new ...

For decades, Southern California’s war on smog has focused on strategies to reduce pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks. But one of the main drivers of lung-aggravating smog may be right ...

To evaluate the current situation of groundwater quality for drinking water, Zhangjiakou was selected as a typical example. The comprehensive water quality identification index method and an improved ...

Colorado regulators are reviewing Xcel Energy’s final plan to clean up groundwater contamination caused by decades of coal ash disposal at the Valmont Power Station.

The element mercury (Hg) is a unique metal that is liquid at ambient conditions, and easily volatilized to the atmosphere, where it is distributed on a global scale. This environmental contaminant ...

Every year, around 1,200 and 1,400 artificial turf sports fields are installed in the European Union. These fields are made up of synthetic fibers, mainly plastics, that mimic the appearance of ...

Pollution found in a tributary of the River Ure and River Ouse in North Yorkshire has been described as a “small-scale ...

Unlike most other pollutants, particulate matter (PM) cannot be characterized by the space- and time-variations of the mass concentrations of a single compound. Important factors influencing PM ...