Trace metals are essential minerals present in minute quantities that underpin a myriad of biochemical processes, including energy metabolism, antioxidant defence and muscle contraction. Their roles ...

The dynamics of freeze and thaw events in Antarctic sea ice impart chemical changes in the underlying sea water. Trace metals in sea ice and accumulated through deposition of dust are released into ...

Even healthy foods can contain trace amounts of elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. These "heavy metals" ...

Heavy metals can enter the food chain through various sources, including contaminated soil, water, and agricultural practices, posing a risk of exposure to regularly ingested baby foods. To address ...

The Amazon River is the largest river in the world. It discharges about one fifth of global freshwater runoff, resulting in a freshwater plume rich in nutrients and trace elements entering the ...

AMES, Iowa – The trace amounts of toxic substances used to make plastics don’t contaminate the food or beverage products they contain at a significant level and pose no immediate threat to consumers, ...

New research reveals how trace metals mothers are exposed to during pregnancy can shape their babies’ gut bacteria, metabolic pathways, and even antibiotic resistance, potentially influencing lifelong ...

Every living organism uses tiny quantities of metals to carry out biological functions, including breathing, transcribing DNA, turning food into energy, or any number of essential life processes. Life ...