Gold extraction has traditionally relied on cyanide leaching, a method that is efficient but widely criticised for its ...

Researchers tested silicone baking molds and found that siloxane compounds can migrate into food and indoor air. The good news? There’s an easy fix. Researchers from Environment and Climate Change ...

I used plastic food containers for most of my life — they’re affordable and accessible at most of the grocery stores I frequent. But, in recent years I’ve learned more about the potential dangers ...

Amid turmoil on commodity markets and a relentless drive by mining companies to increase efficiencies, heap leaching has emerged as a breakthrough technology experiencing stunning growth over the past ...

It was recently reported in the Financial Post that in-situ leaching of copper is an unproven technology. After personally spending 5 years working at the in-situ copper leaching operation at San ...

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Could the pan sitting on your stove be quietly contaminating your family’s meals with a powerful neurotoxin? The FDA has expanded its warning to include a total of 19 imported cookware products that ...

Nutrient contamination of groundwater as a result of nitrogen-based fertilizers is a problem in many places in Europe. Scientists have shown that over a period of at least four months per year, ...