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Contaminant
Contaminants are substances that make something impure or undesirable. Contaminants can impact various environments such as air, water, or soil. In addition, biological samples can become contaminated compromise the results of tests perdormed in medical or research laboratories.
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DEC 14, 2019Earth & The Environment
Stormwater pollution is a big problem for LA beaches, report researchers with Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Our technology may be impacting our health in ways we did not realize.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet—which covers 75% of the land’s mass—is melting at a rate aligned with &ldq ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 04, 2019Microbiology
New research has found that many makeup products, including mascara, lip gloss, and beauty blenders are contaminated wit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2019Microbiology
Superbugs, which are pathogens that are resistant to the effects of antibiotics, are a rising threat to human health.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2019Microbiology
The largest measles outbreak in the world is now occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 5,000 people have d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that 11 new cases of polio in five African countries including Nigeria ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 27, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Cement surface is porous, therefore, can be penetrated by moisture and contaminants. Hydrophobic coatings can be used to ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 26, 2019Health & Medicine
Washing any raw poultry before cooking makes sense, right? Wrong! Washing raw poultry—including a massive Thanksgi ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2019Microbiology
Different forms of microbes have been able to make a home even in the harshest conditions. But there are still locations ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2019Microbiology
Probiotics, which are live microbes, are intended to improve human health, and they are sometimes given to intensive car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2019Microbiology
Probiotics have been shown to protect honey bees from a pathogenic bacterium that can wreak havoc on hives.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2019Microbiology
A new study has shown that antibiotic-resistant E. coli spreads primarily because of poor hygiene.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 21, 2019Microbiology
Raw dog food is marketed as a diet that mimics the food of dog's ancestors. But it may pose a serious risk to both pets ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2019Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2019Health & Medicine
Multidrug-resistant bacteria are frequently found in hospitals and long-term nursing facilities causing one of the large ...Written By: Dena ArutaOCT 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have recently published a study in the journal Geochemical Perspectives ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 03, 2019Chemistry & Physics
It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found th ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 02, 2019Microbiology
Hand hygiene is vital to prevent the spread of infectious organisms, especially in healthcare settings. It is well-docum ...Written By: Dena ArutaSEP 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Typically, there are more male babies born than females, with the global average lying at 105 boys born for every 100 gi ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 27, 2019Earth & The Environment
As part of the “Sullied Sediments” program, which is assessing pollutant levels in European waterways to man ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Stormwater pollution is a big problem for LA beaches, report researchers with Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our technology may be impacting our health in ways we did not realize.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet—which covers 75% of the land’s mass—is melting at a rate aligned with &ldq
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 04, 2019
Microbiology
New research has found that many makeup products, including mascara, lip gloss, and beauty blenders are contaminated wit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2019
Microbiology
Superbugs, which are pathogens that are resistant to the effects of antibiotics, are a rising threat to human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2019
Microbiology
The largest measles outbreak in the world is now occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 5,000 people have d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that 11 new cases of polio in five African countries including Nigeria
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 27, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Cement surface is porous, therefore, can be penetrated by moisture and contaminants. Hydrophobic coatings can be used to
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 26, 2019
Health & Medicine
Washing any raw poultry before cooking makes sense, right? Wrong! Washing raw poultry—including a massive Thanksgi
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2019
Microbiology
Different forms of microbes have been able to make a home even in the harshest conditions. But there are still locations
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2019
Microbiology
Probiotics, which are live microbes, are intended to improve human health, and they are sometimes given to intensive car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2019
Microbiology
Probiotics have been shown to protect honey bees from a pathogenic bacterium that can wreak havoc on hives.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2019
Microbiology
A new study has shown that antibiotic-resistant E. coli spreads primarily because of poor hygiene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 21, 2019
Microbiology
Raw dog food is marketed as a diet that mimics the food of dog's ancestors. But it may pose a serious risk to both pets
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2019
Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Multidrug-resistant bacteria are frequently found in hospitals and long-term nursing facilities causing one of the large
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
OCT 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have recently published a study in the journal Geochemical Perspectives
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 03, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 02, 2019
Microbiology
Hand hygiene is vital to prevent the spread of infectious organisms, especially in healthcare settings. It is well-docum
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
SEP 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Typically, there are more male babies born than females, with the global average lying at 105 boys born for every 100 gi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 27, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As part of the “Sullied Sediments” program, which is assessing pollutant levels in European waterways to man
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch