When communities in Denmark pump groundwater for drinking water, officials monitor the levels of chemicals such as chloroform that might signal the presence of industrial contaminants. But not all ...

A new study identifies another threat to the ozone layer's recovery: chloroform -- a colorless, sweet-smelling compound that is primarily used in the manufacturing of products such as Teflon and ...

Disinfection of drinking water is an effective water treatment process to prevent the transmission of waterborne infectious diseases. Chlorination has been the most commonly used method to disinfect ...

Earlier this year, the United Nations announced some much-needed, positive news about the environment: The ozone layer, which shields the Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation, and which ...

Researchers have genetically modified a common houseplant to remove chloroform and benzene from the air around it. We like to keep the air in our homes as clean as possible, and sometimes we use HEPA ...

Public swimming pools contain high levels of chloroform, a chemical linked to miscarriage, say researchers in the UK. Chloroform is formed in water when the disinfectant chlorine reacts with organic ...

A line of nail polish sold by the Chinese retail brand Miniso was found to contain excessive concentrations of the carcinogenic compound chloroform, domestic media reported Saturday. The problem was ...

Black in colour, used in making motor tyres and printing ink, production of light and energy, making methyl alcohol, formaldehyde and chloroform etc. It is used in fruit ripening and fruits ...