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ClearUS drinking water quality: exposure risk profiles for seven legacy and emerging contaminants
Researchers profiled the risk exposure patterns for seven contaminants found in US drinking water, including both legacy pollutants and emerging threats, finding that contamination is widespread even in developed water systems. Understanding which contaminants affect which communities is essential for targeting public health protections and clean water policies.
Plastic Politics of Delay: How Political Corporate Social Responsibility Discourses Produce and Reinforce Inequality in Plastic Waste Governance
This study examines how Coca-Cola's World Without Waste initiative functions as a form of political corporate social responsibility that influences global plastics waste governance. The researcher found that the initiative employs delay tactics similar to those used by corporations in the climate debate, framing solutions in ways that hinder comprehensive policy action. The analysis suggests that such corporate involvement can exacerbate the plastics pollution crisis by promoting inequitable waste management approaches.
Evolution of the MUC1 gene in eutherian mammals as an adaptation responsible for the increasing incidence of cancer in humans
Researchers reviewed how the MUC1 mucin gene — which evolved in mammals to aid reproduction and protect barrier tissues — represents an example of antagonistic pleiotropy, where a gene beneficial early in life promotes cancer susceptibility later, and discuss therapeutic strategies targeting the oncogenic MUC1-C protein for pan-cancer treatment.
Managing plastic pollution in the Arctic ocean: An integrated quantitative flux estimate and policy study
Researchers quantified the amount of plastic entering and leaving the Arctic Ocean through rivers, sea ice, and ocean currents, and assessed the gap between existing pollution levels and current policy measures. The study found that Arctic plastic pollution is likely underestimated and that current regulations are insufficient to prevent further accumulation in this sensitive ecosystem.