Plus, it compacts surface soil, damaging its ecology. Landscape fabrics are generally made out of plastic. As the sheets decompose, they turn into microplastic particles that can pollute the soil and ...

As production of natural gas soared, so has the fracking industry’s production of toxic and often radioactive waste.

Agricultural fertilizers are critical for feeding the world's population, restoring soil fertility and sustaining crops.

Some people are up in arms over potentially hazardous wildfire debris being sent to local landfills that typically don't ...

Vinyl chloride is a man-made, colorless gas that burns easily and is used to make polyvinyl chloride, a hard plastic.

These particles are often carried into the water during storms. Any rainfall that hits the ground and doesn’t go into the soil becomes runoff ... and also human or animal waste. This can happen in ...

The European Union’s law enforcement agency says 13 people suspected of illegally importing and disposing of hazardous waste ...

Tiny plastic particles have been discovered in human brains, with higher amounts found in recent years compared to earlier ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles can greatly increase how much toxic chemicals enter plants and human cells.

Recent studies reveal micro and nanoscale plastics in soil and water increase toxic chemical absorption in plants and human cells, raising food safety concerns.

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...