Prudent fertilizer use may reduce climate change
Ultimately, widespread use of nitrogen-based fertilizers in agriculture is a major driving factor behind the temperature changes seen around the globe.
What chemical compounds are causing antibiotic resistance?
Although poor antibiotic prescription practices are a factor in drug resistance, researchers continue to study other dynamics that contribute to this trend.
What is polluting the Great Lakes?
Researchers observed that the types of pollutants found in the water shifted from airborne contaminants to chemical compounds that were primarily coming from the land and rivers converging onto the lakes.
How are the human diet and environmental health connected?
The issues surrounding the human diet and food production have led several scientists to question whether altering dietary trends will positively impact the environment.
Pesticides inadvertently increase crop damage from slugs
Researchers suggested that one type of neonicotinoid may potentially lead to the rise of slug populations, thus further endangering crop yields.
How does human activity affect nitrogen cycle in the ocean?
In the interest of measuring the impact of human activity on the nitrogen cycle and ocean eutrophication, an international team of scientists looked at decades worth of ocean data.
Does living near natural gas extraction sites lead to birth defects?
One question pertaining to air and water pollution caused by natural gas extraction is whether adults exposed to the chemicals face a heightened risk of having children with birth defects.
Endocrine Society and IPEN publish guide on endocrine disrupters
Various global health and research bodies, including the Endocrine Society and IPEN, collaborated to compile a guide titled Introduction to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, which is intended to guide policymakers.
Mussels can help monitor heavy metal pollution
Scientists demonstrated that mussels can be useful in monitoring the health of coastal waters because of their ability to bioaccumulate various heavy metals.
Chem Service – Phthalate Standards
For over 50 years, Chem Service has been a leader in supplying quality analytical standards to laboratories around the world. Chem Service started in 1962 with a simple philosophy to provide highly pure chemicals in small quantities. They continue that tradition with their line of Phthalate Standards. Phthalates are a group of compounds that are […]
