Environmental pollution and human health – how worried should we be?
- Written by Oliver A.H. Jones, Professor of Chemistry, RMIT University
Michelle Spencer/Oliver JonesIf not the root of all evil, chemical pollution is surely responsible for a good chunk of it. At least, that’s how it feels sometimes when reading the news and the latest research.
From hormone disruptors in our rivers and drugs in our drinking water, to PFAS and microplastics just about everywhere, it seems...





