Since numerous facilities are involved in storing and processing pesticide products, the authors state: “Fires at these sites can produce substantial amounts of toxic combustion by-products. These ...

Smoke is toxic and makes it hard to see, ... Smoke contains a large quantity of unburned pyrolizate and flammable products of incomplete combustion as illustrated in Figure 5.

When I joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a staff engineer in the mid-1970s, the country was overrun with examples of poor waste management, presenting significant risks to human ...

Death certificates issued for the victims of the Station nightclub fire show that most of the men and women who perished in the blaze died not from burns but primarily from inhaling "products of ...

Over 90% of the 2‑4 year‑olds tested had 34 different chemicals in their urine. Nine of these chemicals aren’t tracked in national health surveys.

LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Internal combustion engines may be the toxic assets of the electric-vehicle revolution. Volkswagen, Ford Motor and other industry veterans are rapidly shifting to ...

While there are certainly some diesel myths you need to stop believin, the fumes produced during the combustion of diesel fuel aren't one of them. These fumes are undeniably toxic, and you should ...

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have uncovered new evidence of the potential health risks of chemicals in tobacco and marijuana smoke.

Burning coal produces more than 129 million tons annually of combustion waste — a concentrated ash that includes toxic elements such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, selenium and mercury — but ...

Internal combustion engines may be the toxic assets of the electric-vehicle revolution. Volkswagen , Ford Motor and other industry veterans are rapidly shifting to battery-powered rides, while ...