Two new scientific studies suggest that chemicals used to combat pests and diseases in offshore salmon farms may be having a harmful effect on shrimp, lobsters, and other crustaceans.

Less than two decades ago, when this millennium dawned, the world population stood at 6,082,966,429 people.

Parents should be wary that some children's slime products may contain higher than recommended levels of a chemical, a consumer watchdog has said.

Furniture chemicals found in the blood of cats may pose a health risk to children, researchers claim.

China says it is investigating the head of its work safety regulator who for years allowed companies to operate without a license for dangerous chemicals, days after blasts in a port warehouse storing such material killed 114 people.

Around 40 people are being treated by paramedics following reports of a chemical leak in the swimming pool of a holiday park.

The Health and Safety Authority has launched an investigation after 25 children were exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals at a university swimming pool.