Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move ...

For the unversed, the list of chemicals detected also includes bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical used to make plastics that has already been banned from baby bottles in many countries.

More than 3,600 chemicals that leach into food during the manufacturing, processing, packaging and storage of the world’s food supply end up in the human body — and some are connected to ...

There's new evidence that chemicals can migrate to human bodies via material like plastic containers. It's not clear what the health risks may be, but at least a few of the chemicals are known ...

That plastic wrap you find around the food you eat is far from benign: A new study shows that more than 3,600 chemicals leach into food during the packaging process. Of that number, 79 chemicals ...

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University is pioneering transformational discoveries in synthetic biology, biotechnology, catalysis, medicine, complex systems, ...

The Australian parliament will conduct a national inquiry into the dangers of "forever chemicals." The move comes after a string of revelations about the potential dangers of the substances ...

Physical chemists are focused on understanding the physical properties of atoms and molecules, the way chemical reactions work, and what these properties reveal. Their discoveries are based on ...

An alternative to this is chemical recycling, which avoids loss of quality. This method involves breaking down long-chain plastic molecules (polymers) into their fundamental building blocks ...

KMG Chemicals, Inc. manufactures, formulates and globally distributes specialty chemicals. The Company has acquired and operates businesses selling electronic chemicals, industrial wood ...

But a growing body of research shows that this black sludge, made from the sewage that flows from homes and factories, can contain heavy concentrations of chemicals thought to increase the risk of ...