Toxic

September 15, 2020

Hand Sanitisers : Malpractice, Health & Safety

Sanitisers have become one of the important precautionary measures against COVID-19 other than social distancing and use of masks. But how legitimate and functional are these sanitisers in the local market? Dr.

Pollution·USA

Negligence Allegations: Lawsuits Filed Following Train Derailment and Toxic Chemical Spill in Ohio

A toxic train derailment occurred near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border on Feb. 3, 2023, causing evacuations of the nearly 5,000 residents of East Palestine, Ohio. The train was carrying hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl

February 16, 2023

Spain asks US to remove the Radioactive Soil 60 Years After Hydrogen Bomb Accident

Europe·Pollution

Spain asks US to remove the Radioactive Soil 60 Years After Hydrogen Bomb Accident

Norfolk Southern to Pay $300M+ for Toxic Train Derailment Cleanup: Details Inside

News·USA

On February 3, 2023, tranquility in East Palestine, Ohio, was shattered when a train carrying hazardous materials derailed, causing a fire that lasted an

Disaster·Europe·News

Spain Chemical Fires Force 240,000 Indoors Amid Toxic Cloud, Lithium Battery and Solvent Blast Fears

,Two dangerous chemical fires in Spain this May forced more than 240,000 people to lock themselves inside their homes, exposing serious safety risks in industrial areas. The first crisis began when a

Govind Tekale

May 16, 2025

Representative Image Poisonous Pong Pong fruit, Photo Source: Mokkie (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Nature·Plant Life

Pong Pong Tree Blamed for 537 Deaths Yearly Now Appears in ‘The White Lotus’ Thailand Season

HBO’s “The White Lotus” Season 3 has put a spotlight on Thailand’s natural hazards, featuring the pong pong tree (Cerbera odollam). When a resort worker warns guest Saxon Ratliff about the tree’s

Rahul Somvanshi

April 11, 2025

Representative Image. Toxic Town Drama. Photo Source: John DiLillo (Tudum by Netflix)

Entertainment·Nature

Netflix Toxic Town Drama Links Corby’s 3x Higher Birth Defects to Steelworks Waste

A new Netflix drama has brought attention to what the streaming service describes as “one of the UK’s biggest environmental scandals.” “Toxic Town,” starring Jodie Whittaker and Aimee Lou Wood, tells the

Tejal Somvanshi

April 8, 2025

Europe·Pollution

PFAS Cleanup in UK and Europe Costs £1.6 Trillion as Drinking Water Faces Dangerous Levels

That pizza box in your kitchen or the non-stick pan you cook with might contain chemicals that are causing a massive environmental problem. These chemicals, called PFAS, are now in our water,

Rahul Somvanshi

January 19, 2025

PROTEOMICS -cure a life-threatening skin disease

Health

Deadly Skin Disease with 30% Mortality Now Treatable: Study Shows 100% Recovery in Patients

A life-threatening skin condition that causes skin to die and fall off now has a cure, thanks to groundbreaking research from the University of Copenhagen. The disease, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), typically

Tejal Somvanshi

January 9, 2025

Agriculture·News·Science·Wildlife

Pesticides in Soil Threaten Over 70% of Wild Bees, as Toxic Residues Exceed Limits and Endanger Bumblebee Queens’ Winter Survival

Pesticide residue accumulation in agricultural soils threatens 70% of wild bee species through direct exposure during nesting and hibernation, according to a study published in Science by University of Ottawa scientists. The

Karmactive Staff

November 21, 2024

The efforts of the research teams involved in the analysis revealed that the material was composed of a complex mixture of fats, oils, calcium and other metals.

News·Ocean·Pollution·World

Thousands of Black Sticky Balls Wash Ashore on Sydney Beaches, Containing Toxic Waste from Drugs and PFAS

A multidisciplinary team of scientists has made significant advances in understanding the origins of the mysterious black balls appearing on Sydney’s beaches (Australia). A few weeks ago, thousands of round and sticky

Rahul Somvanshi

November 11, 2024