ABSTRACT: Accurate measurement of thorium-232 (232Th) in environmental samples is essential for geochemical research, ecological monitoring, and radiological safety. Because 232Th emits gamma ...

Rapid industrialization, agricultural expansion, and urbanization release vast quantities of harmful pollutants into global ecosystems. Contaminants such as organic chemicals, heavy metal ions like ...

A new report on global air pollution shows that the majority of the world’s population breathes unhealthy air, and climate change is making the problem worse. The report was published Tuesday by IQAir ...

In October 1948, a thick haze rolled into Donora, Pennsylvania, a steel town in the Monongahela Valley, south of Pittsburgh. For five days, toxic fumes from a zinc smelter – a plant that turns zinc ...

In the 1990s and 2000s, as China’s economy steamed ahead, concerns about pollution were ignored. Air quality was poor and smog blanketed cities. But in 2014, partly because of popular discontent, the ...

News of black rain falling on Tehran felt all too familiar to Nejat Rahmanian as he scrolled through alerts on social media feeds and tried to contact relatives on March 8. Israeli drone strikes hit ...

A United Nations expert warned Friday that air pollution is contributing to widespread human rights violations worldwide, calling on governments to take urgent action to reduce pollution and protect ...

Air pollution is a widespread issue affecting millions of people around the world, causing disastrous effects. But we humans are not the only ones to suffer from unclean air. In the last decade, a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — According to a new report, data center emissions could cause breathing issues and premature deaths for those living nearby. A report from Community & Environmental Defense ...

Better waste management will help Laos create jobs, improve the economy, and protect the health of people and the environment. The Lao PDR Pollution and Waste Management Project is investing in waste ...

In an aerial view, the Mill Creek Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, is seen from the Valley Village neighborhood on February 14, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. Reporter The Environmental ...

A SpaceX rocket that burned up after re-entering the atmosphere unleashed a plume of vaporised metals over Europe, a type of pollution that is expected to increase as spacecraft and satellites ...