Scientists have analyzed fresh orange juice squeezed by machines in catering establishments. They have confirmed that 43% of samples exceeded the acceptable enterobacteriaceae levels laid down by legislation. The researchers recommend that oranges are handled correctly, that juicers are washed properly and that the orange juice is served immediately rather ...

Researchers have discovered that traces of caffeine are a useful indicator of the contamination of our water by sewers.

Illegal dumping could have introduced hexavalent chromium into the water and soil of Yunnan province in China

A whiteboard, dry-erase markers and curiosity can sometimes be the most powerful tools in the scientific toolkit to solve America's biggest challenges. And few problems pose as serious a threat to the environment or human health as mercury contamination.

Using advanced DNA analysis and extensive field work, an international research team has confirmed the link between leprosy infection in Americans and direct contact with armadillos. Clear evidence was found that a never-before-seen strain of Mycobacterium leprae has emerged in the Southern United States and that it is transmitted through ...

The meaning of the standard fecal coliform test used to monitor water quality has been called into question by a new study that identified sources of Escherichia coli bacteria that might not indicate an environmental hazard.

On Saturday, Fukushima workers will be able to stop pumping radiation-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. Experts say no lasting damage has been done.

Anyone planning a storage facility for atomic waste should make sure to bury their canisters in an area where green rust will form.

Wealthy, well educated people who choose to drink bottled water rather than water from public supplies may be no less exposed to potentially cancer-causing water contaminants, according to new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health.As part of the EPICURO national bladder cancer study, researchers from all ...

Evidence leads to Food & Drug Administration investigationRecently, a research team from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University discovered an alarming amount of lead contamination in ceramic cooking and eating utensils sold in Philadelphia's Chinatown. The team, led be Gerald O'Malley, D.O., director ...

Arrowsight's Food Defense Program provides food processors, meat producers and bottlers with a solution for reducing the risk of intentional acts of food and beverage contamination. Mount Kisco, NY (PRWEB) February 18, 2011 Arrowsight (http://www.arrowsight.com) has introduced a Food Defense Program that provides food processors, meat ...

Governmental agencies in the United Kingdom recently instituted guidelines banning physicians' white coats and the wearing of long-sleeved garments to decrease the transmission of bacteria within hospitals due to the belief that cuffs of long-sleeved shirts carry more bacteria. However, a new study shows that after an eight-hour day, there ...