El Salvador president proposes ending country's metals mining ban
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proclaimed himself in favor of mining gold in the Central America country and called ...
Falcons exposed to heavy metals are a red flag for environmental health
Exposure to heavy metals compromises immune functions and reduces reproductive success in the peregrine falcon (Falco ...
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Cinnamon, spice and ‘everything nice’ – why lead-tainted cinnamon products have turned up on shelves, and what questions consumers should ask
Most people are familiar with cinnamon in two forms – sticks and ground spice. Both come from the dried inner bark of the cinnamon tree, which is harvested after a few years of cultivation. For the ...
Hyderabad researchers discover household plants that extract toxic metals from E-waste
A team of doctors and researchers from Hyderabad has revealed, after a two-decade-long study published in the International ...
The vitamins that may unknowingly raise baby's risk of autism
Researchers tested a sample of 47 different prenatal vitamins (32 nonprescription and 15 prescription products) bought from ...