Wastewater-related indicators such as caffeine, sucralose (an artificial sweetener) and pharmaceutical compounds were ...

Nitrate pollution has become one of the most widespread water quality challenges in intensively farmed regions around the world, threatening drinking water safety, aquatic ecosystems, and downstream ...

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Background Drinking water is a major source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure in contaminated communities. Even after mitigation, residents may still have elevated serum PFAS ...

A new University of Virginia study led by environmental scientist Justin Richardson shows that phosphorus pollution driving algae blooms in Virginia's Lake Anna may come from residential areas as well ...

HHS unveiled a new Alzheimer's and dementia plan in Fort Lauderdale focused on prevention and early detection. Here is what is promised and proven. Final CDC Data Put U.S. Fertility Rate at Record Low ...

Despite the control measures and regulations in place, industrial water pollution is still a problem in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that thousands of ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implements several laws that regulate sources of water pollution to our coastal beaches and ocean water. The Clean Water Act establishes the basic structure ...

Since 1972 farms have been perfectly free to discharge into the environment some of the most dangerous chemical compounds known to man. Agriculture is the source of some of the worst and most ...