Environmental Toxins

The Geography of Pollution

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

Health

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

Health

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

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