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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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OCT 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency is currently in considering allowing oil companies to dump wastewater into rivers an ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 11, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters highlights the effectiveness of a bacterium call ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 05, 2018Videos
The CDC has some advice about a ham recall announced on October 3 by Johnston County Hams, Inc.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
In a sigh of relief for environmentalists and Indigenous peoples, the US Supreme Court chose to continue protections fro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 04, 2018Health & Medicine
Lead paint is a serious health hazard. The sale of lead paint was banned in the United States in 1978, so homes built be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 01, 2018Microbiology
It's estimated that 780 million people worldwide don't have access to clean drinking water.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2018Videos
Natural disasters like hurricanes are dangerous when they occur, and their aftermath poses another set of problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2018Plants & Animals
Most people would agree that plastic pollution is a problem that we can no longer afford to ignore; especially in that o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Plastics are found everywhere in our world, and they contain chemicals that pose a risk to our health when that plastic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2018Microbiology
The waterborne bacterium Vibrio cholerae has been spreading cholera in contaminated water since the 1800's.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2018Health & Medicine
While most people cringe at the thought of a moldy piece of bread lurking in their refrigerator, there exist bolder peop ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
As the Carolinas and other affected states prepare for the landfall of Hurricane Florence, another danger lurks in the s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 11, 2018Health & Medicine
September 11, 2001, is a date that is seared in the memory of thousands, if not millions of people nationwide. From vict ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that were long thought to be untreatable may now be treated with a powerful antibiotic acc ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 02, 2018Videos
At least 30 different pathogens (and probably many more) contaminate foods we eat and sicken us in the process.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2018Cardiology
Exposure to toxic metals such as lead and arsenic can increase risk for cardiovascular disease.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 27, 2018Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2018Microbiology
Often thought of as a dangerous germ, it seems that E. coli may be playing a helpful role in the uptake of iron.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters uses the San Gabriel Valley Basin in California as a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 23, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The video above is from the American Chemical Society, who speak about how they are seeking to validate work and collabo ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 12, 2018Health & Medicine
If you’re stranded somewhere without any potable drinking water, and your body is dying of thirst, should you cons ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2018Health & Medicine
There have been record high temperatures across the country this summer, and while a day at the beach is an excellent wa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 02, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Water/liquid repellent coating is being developed for everything from shoes, clothing, paper to even electronics. Now a ...Written By: Daniel Duan
OCT 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency is currently in considering allowing oil companies to dump wastewater into rivers an
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 11, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters highlights the effectiveness of a bacterium call
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 05, 2018
Videos
The CDC has some advice about a ham recall announced on October 3 by Johnston County Hams, Inc.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
In a sigh of relief for environmentalists and Indigenous peoples, the US Supreme Court chose to continue protections fro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 04, 2018
Health & Medicine
Lead paint is a serious health hazard. The sale of lead paint was banned in the United States in 1978, so homes built be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 01, 2018
Microbiology
It's estimated that 780 million people worldwide don't have access to clean drinking water.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2018
Videos
Natural disasters like hurricanes are dangerous when they occur, and their aftermath poses another set of problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2018
Plants & Animals
Most people would agree that plastic pollution is a problem that we can no longer afford to ignore; especially in that o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Plastics are found everywhere in our world, and they contain chemicals that pose a risk to our health when that plastic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2018
Microbiology
The waterborne bacterium Vibrio cholerae has been spreading cholera in contaminated water since the 1800's.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
While most people cringe at the thought of a moldy piece of bread lurking in their refrigerator, there exist bolder peop
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
As the Carolinas and other affected states prepare for the landfall of Hurricane Florence, another danger lurks in the s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 11, 2018
Health & Medicine
September 11, 2001, is a date that is seared in the memory of thousands, if not millions of people nationwide. From vict
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that were long thought to be untreatable may now be treated with a powerful antibiotic acc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 02, 2018
Videos
At least 30 different pathogens (and probably many more) contaminate foods we eat and sicken us in the process.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2018
Cardiology
Exposure to toxic metals such as lead and arsenic can increase risk for cardiovascular disease.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 27, 2018
Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2018
Microbiology
Often thought of as a dangerous germ, it seems that E. coli may be playing a helpful role in the uptake of iron.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters uses the San Gabriel Valley Basin in California as a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 23, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The video above is from the American Chemical Society, who speak about how they are seeking to validate work and collabo
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
If you’re stranded somewhere without any potable drinking water, and your body is dying of thirst, should you cons
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2018
Health & Medicine
There have been record high temperatures across the country this summer, and while a day at the beach is an excellent wa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 02, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Water/liquid repellent coating is being developed for everything from shoes, clothing, paper to even electronics. Now a
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan