Environmental Health

Researchers of a new study into how a type of PFAS breaks down in the environment say their findings underline the need to better monitor a wider range of "forever chemicals".

A smell of rotten eggs which permeated homes in south-east Queensland for months has resulted in a record fine for a commercial landfill company.

Visitors spotted human excrement near the Little Blue Lake sinkhole earlier this year. But a push for a toilet facility has come to nothing.

Researchers say climate change has the potential to increase mosquito numbers and the transmissibility of mosquito-borne diseases. With some people more prone to mosquito bites than others, experts have reinforced the need to protect yourself from getting bitten.

Satellites have long been used to track plastic in the ocean but have struggled to accurately spot pollution against a sandy background. Now a newly published algorithm might change all that, and lead to clean-up work all over the globe.

Environmentalists have raised concerns after new data showed about 10 per cent of salmon farmed in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour died during the process.

As the mercury continues to rise, crews are on stand-by to tackle worsening conditions. 

The National Health and Medical Research Council has released draft guidelines on limits for four types of "forever chemicals" in drinking water. So how do they compare with other countries such as the US?

Port Pirie in South Australia is home to one of the largest lead and multi-metal smelters in the world, resulting in historical and ongoing lead contamination in the community.

PFAS chemicals are used in a vast number of waterproof, non-stick and stain-resistant products. But concerns about their environmental and potential health impacts have intensified in recent years.

The ABC can reveal that the state's health authority is now offering local councils help to test for PFAS in drinking water supplies, as scientists flag there is a knowledge gap in the size and spread of "forever chemicals" across the state.

A vacant copper smelter site at Port Kembla is up for sale but the operator says at least 300 homes nearby still have heavy metal contamination.

Heatwaves loom as a growing threat to humanity in a warming climate. This summer alone, in the northern hemisphere, thousands have died during extreme heat events. It's driving researchers to find out more about the point when heat turns deadly.

A Central Coast landowner is awarded significant damages after petroleum and diesel from a neighbouring service station contaminates his property.

Millions of birds and mammals have already died across the world but the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu is yet to reach Australia or its Antarctic territories. A team is preparing for when, not if, that happens.

Most people in the world live under light-polluted skies. Our interactives show you how even simple changes can bring the stars back into view.

Sam Ralph says he felt a real sense of excitement when a sprawling green hub for his community on Hobart's eastern shore was proposed three years ago, but a plan for an AFL training centre has him, and others, worried.

Sparrows are often considered pests, but a new study suggests lead levels in the birds' blood could indicate if children in mining towns have been exposed to high levels of the poisonous chemical.

BHP has begun a drilling program at its Nelson's Point operations in Port Hedland to monitor PFAS in the groundwater.

Lake Alexandrina and the Murray River at Goolwa have been the subject of a water quality alert for months because of a toxic blue-green algae that used to only occur in the tropics.