Machine learning predicts pathogen risks in drinking water sources
Safe drinking water depends not only on treatment, but also on knowing when harmful microorganisms may be present…
Living near a dry cleaner may come with an unexpected Parkinson’s disease link
A nationwide Medicare study found a clear distance-response pattern between residential proximity to dry cleaners and Parkinson’s disease,…
Fifth-generation family farm at a standstill due to PFAS, sewage contamination
The future of Kate Tucker’s family farm is as murky as its waterways, which are sullied with sewage…
Intensive poultry farming and campylobacter evolution
Genomic analyses reveal that the rise of industrial poultry farming has transformed the ecology and evolution of Campylobacter…
Bin contamination costs NW Tasmania $700k, Burnie acts
Misplaced waste has cost the North West region more than $700,000 in the past year with a new…
Cetirizine hydrochloride tablets recalled after possible contamination raises life-threatening risks
Contamination concerns have prompted a recall of a widely used allergy medicine because the problem could trigger a…
How an insect repellent left almost a dozen hospital staff sick
About a dozen staff became sick at the Flinders Medical Centre emergency department early yesterday morning after the…
Melbourne air force records highest results among elevated PFAS levels in young sparrows
Scientists say they have found especially high concentrations of PFAS chemicals in young sparrows in Melbourne’s south-west. A…
Popular Antidepressant Recalled For Potential Contamination from a Carcinogen
NEED TO KNOW Nearly 370,000 bottles of Duloxetine were recalled due to potential contamination with a cancer-causing compound…
University students bioremediate Agent Orange chemicals manufactured for Vietnam War from Sydney waterways
More than 50 years after the Vietnam War, uni students are removing remnants of Agent Orange chemicals from…
Australian government rejects clean-up deadline for Antarctica’s Wilkes Station
The Australian government has officially ruled out cleaning up Antarctica’s contaminated Wilkes Station before the end of the…
How often should you change your toilet brush?
When was the last time you changed your toilet brush? If you’re just shoving the brush into its…