Many everyday chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria and potentially fuel antibiotic resistance, prompting calls to ...

The plastics industry considers chemical recycling a key technology for boosting low recycling rates, but some companies are warning that unfavorable government regulations risk "chilling" investments ...

Plastic pollution is no longer just a story of bottles and bags drifting across the surface of the sea. As larger debris ...

What is "Waste to Chemicals"? Waste to Chemicals refers to transforming wastes and residues to energy, fuels and other useful, valuable materials. How It Relates to Green Chemistry: Finite fossil ...

How do complex mixtures of chemicals affect our health? New research has shown that chemicals that occur in complex mixtures and in concentration ratios as found in humans act together. Even if the ...

Experts will testify in the Senate this week on the public health risks of PFAS exposure. “Forever chemicals” and how they impact public health will be the focus of a Senate Environment and Public ...

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is currently posing significant risks for both human health and the environment on ...

As of July 3, 2023, the process for waste pickup requests transitioned to an online platform: Environmental Health and Safety Assistant (EHSA). EHSA is used to submit waste for chemical, biological, ...

Biohazardous agent refers to an agent that is biological in nature, capable of self-replication, and has the capacity to produce deleterious effects upon biological organisms. Biohazardous agents ...

Chemical waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It cannot be disposed of in regular trash or in the sewer system.