Town board starts talking about runoff as a contributing factor to last fall’s foul smell, find out about biosolids in area ...

The earthy smell that arises when rain falls is known as petrichor. Two Australian scientists coined the term in 1964.

Product safety, measuring the health effects of exposure to chemicals and chemical contaminants in food.

Drinking water quality and the commercial value of aquatic items are both significantly impacted by odor molecules like 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) and geosmin (GSM). Many investigations have been ...

However, the site-specific chemical modification of biomolecules within their native settings remains a formidable challenge. Here we summarize the development of bioorthogonal chemical reporters ...

Chemical engineers are problem solvers - they bring new medicines to market, develop alternative fuels, keep food manufacturing safe, and create new manufacturing materials. They move small-scale ...

There’s been a lot of chatter recently about microplastics and “forever chemicals” in everyday products. Now, the conversation has turned to what's in your tap water. Some drinking water contains per- ...

These changes, caused by naturally occurring algae blooms in Cross Lake, have led to the presence of Geosmin, a harmless compound responsible for an earthy taste and odor. The department reassures ...

A new study has found that US communities exposed to drinking water contaminated with 'forever chemicals' have up to 33 percent higher rates of certain cancers. These chemicals were first used in ...

In France, drinking water contamination by "forever chemicals" (PFAS, for per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances) is reaching unsuspected levels. Two separate measurement campaigns, made public o ...

In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them ...