Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain known toxic chemicals, study finds

Manufacturers don’t usually have to disclose what’s in products like shampoo and household cleaners, but a new study finds that these products can contain hazardous ingredients.

Ruthann Rudel, Visiting Scholar, Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute, Northeastern University, Northeastern University • conversation
May 2, 2023 ~8 min

We found long-banned pollutants in the very deepest part of the ocean

No place on Earth is free from pollution.

Anna Sobek, Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Head of Department of Environmental Sciences, Stockholm University • conversation
April 28, 2023 ~6 min


New approach to slowing aggressive leukemia

Compounds that degrade proteins and block cell growth developed by Harvard researchers hold promise as a treatment for more types of cancer.

Yahya Chaudhry • harvard
March 31, 2023 ~5 min

Wax may expose skiers to harmful ‘forever chemicals’

Skiers and snowboarders who wax their equipment may be exposing themselves to harmful PFAS and other chemicals, a new study shows.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
March 21, 2023 ~7 min

New PFAS guidelines – a water quality scientist explains technology and investment needed to get forever chemicals out of US drinking water

The drinking water systems serving over 70 million people may not meet newly proposed water quality standards. It could cost hundreds of billions of dollars to fix that.

Joe Charbonnet, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
March 16, 2023 ~7 min

Dry cleaning chemical may be invisible Parkinson’s cause

Researchers call for a ban on a chemical commonly used to decaffeinate coffee, degrease metal, and dry clean clothes.

Mark Michaud-Rochester • futurity
March 15, 2023 ~9 min

Depression too often gets deemed 'hard to treat' when medication falls short

An overreliance on medication as the first-line treatment for depression can lead some people to be labeled with treatment-resistant depression when there are other viable alternatives for relief.

Jay Kayser, PhD Student in Social Work and Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan • conversation
March 15, 2023 ~12 min

Mining the right transition metals in a vast chemical space

Computational chemists design better ways of discovering and designing materials for energy applications.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Chemical Engineering • mit
March 13, 2023 ~8 min


Nanotube sensors are capable of detecting and distinguishing gibberellin plant hormones

Developed at SMART, the nondestructive nanosensors could have wide applications in agricultural science.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
March 7, 2023 ~10 min

Regulating 'forever chemicals': 3 essential reads on PFAS

The Biden administration is finalizing the first federal limits on two compounds, PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. These so-called ‘forever chemicals’ have been linked to numerous health effects.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation • conversation
March 7, 2023 ~8 min

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