Scientists tested nine fish species from four northern Illinois rivers for contamination with per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, synthetic chemicals found in numerous industrial and commercial ...

Daryl Mouring reels in a puffer fish on the Newport River Pier, Morehead City, N.C. When he's not out at the coast, sometimes he drops his line into a freshwater lake or stream near home. When Raleigh ...

IWAKI, Japan -- A member of the International Atomic Energy Agency team visiting Fukushima for its first marine sampling since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started releasing treated ...

For several years now, one question has held the key to understanding just how much we should worry about the hundreds of tons of DDT that had been dumped off the coast of Los Angeles: How, exactly, ...

The Haw River flows into Jordan Lake. A new study found fish in both bodies of water contain toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The Haw River and Jordan Lake provide drinking water for almost a million ...

A toxic microalgae detected in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain could contaminate fish and cause ciguatera ...