for the first time, it has been found that depleted uranium (du) used during the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflicts of 1994-95 has contaminated local water sources. Furthermore, the highly radioactive

they are small, almost undetectable; but their adverse impacts are very apparent, at times lethal. A new study, once again, narrates the nightmarish story about how small-sized particulate matter

Many flamingos were recently found dead on the shores of Lake Nakuru and Lake Bogoria in western Kenya. Researchers attribute their death to pollution. "We have identified several toxic metals

The great musician may have suffered lead poisoning

tonnes of dead fish have been found near Turkey's Gulf of Izmit, located south of Istanbul. Scientists have no clue as to why the gulf has been filling up with dead fish. Izmit is one of

If no action is taken soon, a major ecological disaster is waiting to strike Panipat

The pace of construction at a controversial copper plant in Goa has not slackened despite protests from the people and the church

People in Pakistan are consuming vegetables contaminated with heavy metals, says a study

Consuming vegetables contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides can lower a child s intelligence, warns a study