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364 - Machine Learning Creates More Complete Picture of Groundwater Contamination

363 - Using a New Model to Identify Health-Impacting Metal Mixtures

362 - Machine Learning Predicts Efficiency of Micropollutant Removal

361 - Model Predicts PFAS Buildup in Wild Animals

360 - Combining Plants and Sunlight to Break Down Hazardous Compounds

359 - User-friendly Technology Detects NDMA in Water

358 - Passive Samplers Track PFAS, Show Contamination Reduction in Cape Fear River

357 - Early Life Exposures May Shape Infant Immune System

356 - Pyrite Improves Electrochemical System for Removing a Chemical Mixture

355 - Environmental Factors Alter PFAS Removal by Specialized Nanomaterials

354 - High Seafood Diet May Lead to Increased PFAS Exposure

353 - Engineering Hydrogel Beads to Enhance Bioremediation of Groundwater Contaminant

352 - Tracking Mercury Conversion and Distribution in Aquatic Environments

351 - Using Earth Materials to Remove Metals Near Abandoned Mines

350 - New Model Estimates the Effects of Dioxin on Liver Cholesterol

349 - Mapping Microbe Interactions That Support PCB-Degrading Bacteria

348 - Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals, PAHs Interact to Increase Toxicity of Particulate Mixtures

347 - High-Temperature Biochar for Arsenic Remediation

346 - Mechanism of Cadmium-induced Neurotoxicity, Potential Treatment Revealed

345 - Modified Iron Particles Could Improve Bioremediation of PFAS

344 - Benzene Exposure During Pregnancy Affects Later-Life Metabolic Health

343 - Cadmium-Linked Inflammation Increases the Severity of Lung Infection

342 - Exposure to PCBs During Nursing Leads to Temporary Diabetes-Related Health Effect

341 - Fighting Fluorine with Fluorine: New Materials Remove PFAS from Groundwater

340 - Mimicking Molecules Made by Bacteria to Remove Metals From Water

339 - New Model Estimates PFAS Exposures From Contaminated Drinking Water

338 - Combining Analytical Chemistry and Machine Learning to Detangle Mixtures

337 - Dioxin Disrupts Liver Cells in Mice, Potential Link with Liver Disease

336 - Sampling Device Harnesses Powerful Molecular Interactions, Overcomes Barriers in Detecting Volatile Contaminants

335 - PFAS Exposure Associated with Elevated Cholesterol in North Carolina Community

334 - Disentangling Relationships Between Arsenic and the Gut Microbiome

333 - Combining Arsenic Data Across Populations Sheds Light on Exposure Sources

332 - Improving How Microbes Break Down PFAS

331 - Emerging PFAS Can Cause Changes in Gene Expression and Lipid Accumulation in Human Liver Cells

330 - Study Sheds Light on Breakdown Products of PCBs in the Environment

329 - Protein Provides Insight into Respiratory Toxicity of Cadmium

328 - Sampling Device May Predict Methylmercury Accumulation in Wetlands

327 - Leveraging Machine Learning to Predict Toxicity

326 - New Technique Yields Promising Results for Uranium Removal in the Field

325 - Biosensor Helps Characterize Contaminants and Health Risks Following Disasters

323 - New Passive Sampling Device for PFAS

322 - Helping Communities Monitor Air Pollution Using Plants

321 - First-of-its-Kind Arsenic Meta-Analysis Paves the Way for Future Data Integration

320 - Characterizing Arsenic Exposure in Public Water Supplies and Private Wells

319 - Analyzing Chemicals and Genes Yields Novel Insight into PAH Behavior

318 - Combined Approach Sheds Light on Factors Controlling Stream Recovery

317 - New Technique Sheds Light on PFAS in Coastal Watersheds

316 - Arsenic Exposure Before Conception May Trigger Diabetes in Male Offspring

315 - Modeling and Field Tests Yield Promising Results for Aquifer Clean Up

314 - Triclosan and a High-fat Diet Worsen Liver Disease in Mice

313 - New Model to Examine PFAS Sheds Light on Lipid Disruption Mechanisms

312 - Improved Sequencing Method Leads to Advancements in Toxicology Research

311 - Edible Sorbents May Protect Against Metal Toxicity

310 - New Tool Monitors a Flame Retardant in Sediment

309 - Treating Water with Chemical Oxidation May Produce Harmful By-Products

308 - Using Fungi to Clean up Contaminated Soil

307 - Clay Layers May Worsen Arsenic Contamination

306 - Three-Dimensional Cell Model Enhances DNA Damage Testing

305 - Arsenic Complicates Groundwater Bioremediation

304 - Electrochemical System Degrades PCE in Groundwater

303 - High-Fiber Diet May Protect Against Harmful Health Effects of PCBs

302 - PAH and Hypoxia Exposure Result in Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Fish

301 - Cadmium Exposure Impairs Production of Neurons Responsible for Learning and Memory

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