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Soot from Air Pollution Found in Placentas of City-Dwelling Women

September 21, 2018 | Article

The harmful effects of air pollution affect far more than a person's respiratory system; previous research has found that it can also hurt babies in the womb.
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Here's What Happens When You Flush Contact Lenses Down the Toilet (and Why You Shouldn't)

August 20, 2018 | Article

Contact lenses don't last forever, so what do you do with yours when it's time to discard them?
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How Much Trash Is on Mount Everest?

July 15, 2018 | Article

So much trash and nowhere for it to go leads to a mountain of trash.
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Pilot Whale Dies After Eating More Than 80 Plastic Bags

June 05, 2018 | Article

More than 80 plastic bags were found clogging the stomach of a small male pilot whale that died in Thailand on Friday (June 1), just days before World Ocean Day on June 8.
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Your Shampoo, Hair Spray and Skin Lotion May Be Polluting the Air

May 11, 2018 | Article

Millions of Americans apply personal care products every morning before heading to work or school. But these products don't stick to our bodies permanently.
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Lab 'Accident' Becomes Mutant Enzyme That Devours Plastic

April 17, 2018 | Article

A new enzyme unintentionally produced by researchers has a voracious appetite for plastic.
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Should You Worry About Microplastics in Bottled Water?

March 15, 2018 | Article

There are some very good reasons why you shouldn't panic about a study reporting microplastics in bottled water.
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Pollution Facts & Types of Pollution

February 27, 2018 | Reference

The different ways that the environment gets contaminated.
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Enriched Uranium Particle Appears Over Alaska — and No One Knows Why

February 15, 2018 | Article

A research plane detected a single particle of enriched uranium over Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The particle's origin is a mystery.
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Not Cool: Why an Ice Cream Museum Got Fined for Its 'Sprinkles'

January 08, 2018 | Article

A swimming pool filled with fake sprinkles recently landed a Florida museum in hot water.
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