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Women with a history of endometriosis had higher concentrations of cadmium in their urine compared to those without that diagnosis, according to a Michigan State University study that suggests the toxic metal could be linked to the development of endometriosis. Affecting one in 10 reproductive-age women, endometriosis is a gynecologic condition in which tissue that …
A new study measured manganese levels in the residential tap water of a Holliston, Mass. community and found that the manganese concentrations occasionally exceeded the maximum safety level recommended in state and federal guidelines. Manganese is an unregulated contaminant often found in drinking water, but safe levels of this metal are currently unknown, and prior …
A prototype next generation water harvester that extracts water from air using solar energy has been developed and successfully demonstrated by UC Berkeley researchers, as published in the journal Science Advances. The prototype harvester has been scaled up to see how much water it can capture in arid conditions in Arizona. A kilogram of …