Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium naturally occur in small quantities in coastal seas. However, human activities, such as industry and agriculture, contribute ...

This metal can exist in all three states as a liquid, a vapor and a solid. And this toxic substance might be lurking inside you already. So what would happen if you swallowed liquid mercury? Could too ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The morning of Monday, Jan. 20, Sandusky ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Environmental Protection Agency to continue enforcing for now a new rule that set more stringent standards on emissions of mercury and other toxic ...

Old accumulations of the toxic metal in the deep sea are circulating into shallower waters where the fish feed, new research found. By Hiroko Tabuchi In the 1960s and 1970s, the horrors of mercury ...

The addition of heavy metals into the water system could impact the food chain. Melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic mercury into the water system, potentially impacting the food chain, ...