Oceanography
25,000 barrels of undissolved pesticides on the seabed
Scientists found 27,000 barrels suspected of containing DTT chemicals on the seabed 19.3 km deep off the coast of Southern California.
DDT
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Articles about DDT
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Environment
Seabirds are polluting the Arctic
The Arctic snowy ice area is probably the only place on Earth that is contaminated with agents not caused by humans but by ... sea birds, especially Arctic seagulls.
Videos
Video: History of invention and use of pesticides
Pesticides play an important role in controlling harmful insects but also potential risks to the environment and health.
Science story
Nobel prizes were 'mistakenly given' in history
The Nobel Prize is irrevocable, but decisions have been made to compromise the reputation of this noble award.
Medicine - Health
Mobile = pesticides, leaded gasoline smoke ...?
Conclusion 'Mobile phones may be one of the' carcinogens', similar to DDT pesticides, leaded chlorophom gasoline engine smoke, and has just been launched by the Research…
Medicine - Health
WHO recommends returning DDT
The World Health Organization (WHO) has overturned the 30-year-old policy by recommending that countries use DDT pesticides in malaria control. This medicine may be
Medicine - Health
Pollutants from fish oil can cause diabetes
Oily fish such as salmon are susceptible to a group of toxins called POP in the environment. This condition increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. POP is the abbreviatio…
New technology
'Buckyballs' have the ability to accumulate in living tissue
Research at Purdue University shows that synthetic carbon molecules called fullerenes, or buckyballs, are more likely to be accumulated in animal tissue.