Environmental Toxins

Sea of Troubles

Prof. Chelsea Rochman explores how plastic is breaking down – and where it’s ending up

A PhD candidate’s low-cost sensors could be deployed across cities to gather highly local air-quality data

A U of T prof is looking at the relationship between traffic emissions, health and how close people live to major roads

Toxic elements in most city-grown vegetables are at acceptable levels, according to a new study. But be careful of the eggplant!

We pull bad food from the shelves as soon as possible, so why aren't we more concerned about poor air quality?

Q&A with Miriam Diamond, co-chair of Ontario's Toxics Reduction Scientific Expert Panel

Documentary film investigates the chemical soup around us

Pollutants found in cigarette smoke, fumes from wood stoves, can reduce fertility in female offspring

An international research team has found traces of phosgene in the atmosphere

Food packaging is a potential source of chemicals in the bloodstream

Researchers concerned lead alternative may be entering the food chain