The debate over adding fluoride to drinking water is almost as old as the practice itself.
- Professor of Chemistry, RMIT University
If you’re worried about pollution in the air we breathe, water we drink and food we eat, take time out to explore the evidence of harm and digest some practical advice on how to reduce your exposure.
There are a lot of myths and strongly held beliefs around one of life’s simplest activities – drinking water.
Urban rivers and creeks have bounced back from early colonial use as convenient waste dumps. But the restoration work isn’t done yet, as Melbourne’s Darebin Creek shows.
Remember: the presence of something does not automatically mean it is harmful. It is the dose that makes the poison.
The steady stream of stories in the media about unsafe cookware might make you wary. But your pots and pans are almost certainly safe.
Environmental scientists have warned the long-term effects of synthetic chemicals used in packaging, food storage and processing food could be damaging our health. In a paper published in the Journal of…
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