Download the document. This report provides an update and further assessment of the sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment, carried out
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Chemical Hazard Data Commons
The Chemical Hazard Data Commons provides resources to assess and compare human and environmental health hazards of different chemicals, plus tools to collaborate to find safer alternatives.
NIOSH publishes workplace guidance for protecting workers who handle nanomaterials
Workplace Design Solutions: Protecting Workers during Nanomaterial Reactor Operations DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2018-120 The controls described in this document include enclosures for large and
Software beats animal tests at predicting toxicity of chemicals
Read the full story in Nature. Machine-learning software trained on masses of chemical-safety data is so good at predicting some kinds of toxicity that it
Air pollution is triggering diabetes in 3.2 million people each year
Read the full story at Science News. Air pollution caused 3.2 million new cases of diabetes worldwide in 2016, according to a new estimate.
Global Environmental Health Day spotlights research
Read the full story in Environmental Factor. The third annual NIEHS Global Environmental Health (GEH) Day June 6 highlighted research and projects from around the world that
