Some e-cigarette heating coils could be leaking dangerous levels of metals into the aersols inhaled by the user

Enameled drinking glasses and popular merchandise can contain potentially toxic levels of lead and cadmium

The particulates—known as titanium suboxide nanoparticles—are unintentionally produced as coal is burned, creating these tiniest of particles, as small as 100 millionths of a meter

Metals are present in a wide range of habitats, with a large number of land sites in the UK remaining contaminated since the industrial revolution

The study confirms that people can reduce their exposure and absorption of these toxicants—and potentially mitigate their health effects—by riding farther away from city traffic

Grant "is a significant step towards solving [obesity] crisis," lead researcher says