The carcinogen TCP has been found in hundreds of wells in the Central Valley. The state may take action Tuesday.

According to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the excessive exposure to toxic environmental chemicals can affect the healthy human reproduction. Many other medical groups, leading scientists, and doctors have expressed similar concerns. They all come to one conclusion: they can harm brain development! Various items in our homes are contaminated with harmful chemicals ...]

There is considerable uncertainty surrounding emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems and groundwater, and a recent study of compounds from pharmaceuticals and personal care products didn't add much clarity. But it did provide insight into the transport of the chemicals, according to researchers.

Researchers have performed the first ever quantum-mechanical simulation of the benchmark ultracold chemical reaction between potassium-rubidium (KRb) and a potassium atom, opening the door to new controlled chemistry experiments and quantum control of chemical reactions that could spark advances in quantum computing and sensing technologies.

The slow part of a chemical reaction that allows carbon to be sequestered in the ocean has now been identified by researchers, who have demonstrated how to speed it up with a common enzyme.

The carcinogen TCP has been found in hundreds of wells in the Central Valley. The state may take action Tuesday.

A new report proposes a strategy that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should use to evaluate the evidence of adverse human health effects from low doses of exposure to chemicals that can disrupt the endocrine system.