Rapid population growth and industrialization in major cities lead to waste management challenges and environmental hazards.

The sheer scale of Earth's plastic problem has been laid bare in a new study, led by researchers from the British Antarctic ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior.

The residents of Eldorado Park expressed their dissatisfaction and held the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) accountable for the flooded sewerage system in Klip River, which now runs in ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

International: Environmental and animal health are both closely linked to human health. Climate change has a huge influence on these connections, as it can make disease outbreaks such as the 2003 Sars ...

However, it is highly toxic and can cause severe environmental damage if managed improperly ... extraction process often generates significant environmental damage, including air and water pollution, ...

Satellite-derived Earth observation (EO) data helps researchers like me unlock new insights into monitoring both environmental and human health.Author ...

The first ever comprehensive waterways map reveals the 'horrifying' reality of England's sewage crisis. Sewage spills into ...

Yorkshire Water say the discharge at its Leyburn works ... Welsh farmers banned from disposing of waste sheep dip on their land over river pollution fears One solution is to find and fix every ...

and even drinking water, potentially affecting human health. Incineration of plastics releases harmful toxins and contributes to air pollution. Plastic waste in oceans harms marine life through ...

Microplastics are so pervasive that they can even be found in the air we breathe, and a new study examined the concerning effects they can have on human health. Specifically ... that degraded plastics ...