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clear spheres containing embryonic killifish showing their eyes and faces are set over a black background

Maternal Exposure to Crude Oil, Flame Retardants Can Affect Later Generations

by Emily C. Dooley
August 27, 2025

Green weedy vegetation grows in front of shallow water in the Florida Everglades, with more vegetation in background

Sulfur Runoff Amplifies Mercury Concentrations in Florida Everglades

by Emily C. Dooley
May 08, 2025

child on bridge over freeway traffic

Research in 4 Continents Links Outdoor Air Pollution to Differences in Children’s Brains

by Alex Russell
October 01, 2024

Society, Arts & Culture

train carrying open-air coal

Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities

by Kat Kerlin
April 18, 2024

Car Fumes, Weeds Pose Double Whammy for Fire-Loving Native Plants

by Grace Fruto and Trina Kleist
February 15, 2024

A "congrats" plastic cutout litters the ground

Graduate Without the Glitter

by Malia Reiss
May 30, 2023

Woman holds rectangular materials in a lab

A Sustainable Solution: Compostable Wind Turbine Blades

by Sharon Campbell Knox
May 30, 2023

aerial view of trains full of coal in open air

Coal Trains Increase Air Pollution in San Francisco Bay Area

by Kat Kerlin
April 27, 2023

Coffee pours from a carafe into coffee cup

Buzz Killer: Caffeine Pollutes. Can Bacteria Help?

by Kat Kerlin
January 11, 2023

Green Wetland showing a blue heron

The Conversation: Which Wetlands Should Receive Federal Protection?

by Albert Lin, UC Davis Professor of Law
October 14, 2022

a rainbow sheen of oil on wet pavement and the legs of someone standing near it

Most Oil in the Sea Comes from Runoff on Land

by Kat Kerlin
October 03, 2022

People watch a fire approaching homes

Air Pollution, Including During Wildfires, Shows Ill Effects in Children

by Karen Nikos Rose
August 04, 2022

Table filled with variety of food

Balancing Protein in Your Diet Could Improve Water Quality

by Kat Kerlin
July 07, 2022

Particles of plastic drift under blue water in the ocean

Pathogens Can Hitch a Ride on Plastic to Reach the Sea

by Kat Kerlin
April 26, 2022

Thousands of microbead pellets from a ripped pool toy scatter across the surface of Lake Tahoe in July 2021.

Plastic ‘Pool’ Toy Pollution in the Wild

by Kat Kerlin
July 29, 2021

southern right whale in argentina with mouth open, skimming water

Plastic Found in Southern Right Whale in Argentina

by Kat Kerlin
October 22, 2020

exhaust from vehicles on roadway

Air Quality Impacts Early Brain Development

by Trina Wood
June 17, 2020

Splittail minnow with deformed spine

Spinal Deformities in Delta Fish Linked to Toxic Mineral Selenium

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
February 24, 2020

Microplastics: Not Just an Ocean Problem

by Kat Kerlin
August 07, 2019

birds fly over wetlands

Lead Ammunition Polluting Argentina; Change Afoot

by Kat Kerlin
April 12, 2019

Testing Sonoma Ash and Air for Fire-Formed Pollutants

by Andy Fell
January 23, 2018

Atlantic killifish

Against the Tide: A Fish Adapts Quickly to Lethal Levels of Pollution

by Kat Kerlin
December 08, 2016

Using Urban Pigeons to Monitor Lead Pollution

by Andy Fell
July 19, 2016

Western pond turtle

Turtles, Pesticides and Parks

by Kat Kerlin
April 20, 2016

View of Grand Canyon's South Rim at sunset

Feds Choose UC Davis to Monitor Nation's Fine Particles

by Kat Kerlin
December 03, 2015

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