Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

One reporter recently reached out to a team of scientists to test for toxic air pollution coming from her kitchen stove — and ...

Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire ...

Two of the family members died. Researchers know that phosphine, also known as PH₃, is the highly toxic gas connected with all these deaths. So, are there ways to prevent more of these deaths moving ...

Lithium battery fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish. They burn at high temperatures and can emit toxic gases that can cause respiratory problems, skin burns and eye irritation.

Britain's gas storage levels are "concerningly low" with less than a week of demand available, the operator of the country's largest gas storage site has warned. Plunging temperatures and high ...

The use of carbon monoxide was put under the spotlight during the Tour de France last year when the cycling website Escape Collective reported that riders from multiple teams inhaled the toxic gas ...

The lithium ion batteries stored at the site can release toxic gases if ignited. Experts say that includes heavy metals and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS ...

The wildfires of the past two weeks will leave Los Angeles with an unprecedented environmental catastrophe that will linger for years, experts say, from the toxic ash settling in backyards and ...