Environmental Resource Associates, Inc.

04/29/2017

Groundwater pollution! It's EVERYWHERE.

Ancient groundwater that is thousands of years old is still susceptible to modern pollution, new research suggests.

04/25/2016

What a great idea! This bracelet gives insight to your everyday exposure to toxic chemicals.

09/12/2015

Ever look at an insect in the summer and wonder exactly what chemical compounds make it stink or glow? Of course you have! Now, you can find out…
http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i32/Periodic-Graphics-Summer-Bug-Chemistry.html

A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, chemistry educator and author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest. To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com.

09/03/2014

One of the grosser summertime chemical reactions: That strong smell of chlorine in pools is not what you think it is...

That whiff of strong chemical smell from a pool is not chlorine, it's the result of chlorine mixing with urine and sweat from swimmers, U.S. officials say.

08/08/2014

Those sugar substitutes we use to cut calories in foods and drinks might actually be backfiring...

Sugar is toxic. The fat and sodium we’ve spent so much time fretting over may in fact be the lesser of the evils in our diet. New evidence suggests that sugar—and possibly artificial sweeteners—might be the ultimate cause of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, and liver d…

04/25/2014

Rachel Carlson helped to inspire the creation of the modern environmental movement and the first when she wrote “Silent Spring” in 1962, which talked about the detrimental effects of pesticides, including DDT, on the environment. While DDT has been banned in the United States for over 40 years, we still are seeing effects from it:

Scientists have known for more than 40 years that the synthetic pesticide DDT is harmful to bird habitats and a threat to the environment. Now researchers say exposure to DDT -- banned in the United States since 1972 but still used as a pesticide in other countries -- may also increase the risk and…

03/14/2014

Please don't make us eat yoga mats!

Baked azodicarbonamide creates compounds linked to cancer in rodents; industrial workers have also developed asthma, respiratory, skin problems

02/12/2014

What do your kidneys, seafood, and your lush green lawn have in common? This.

A chemical commonly found in seafood may lead to kidney damage – even at levels considered safe for human consumption, a new study in mice has revealed.

01/26/2014

The real (and scariest) problem behind the West Virginia water contamination disaster...

A lack of toxicity data stymied officials in Charleston, W.Va., this week as they rushed to clean up the city’s contaminated drinking water system.

12/06/2013

To Bee or not to Bee...that is the question we will be asking shortly about our food supply if we can't solve this problem soon!

Italian scientists find that pesticides suppress honeybees' immune systems letting diseases gain the upper hand