Abandoned Gold Tailings Leave Toxic Legacy in South African Soils and Water
A comprehensive geochemical survey of the Welkom Goldfield reveals that abandoned gold mine tailings dams continue to contaminate surrounding soils ...
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Abandoned Italian gold mines could yield critical raw materials from toxic waste
Researchers in Italy's Anzasca Valley show that arsenic-contaminated waste from abandoned gold mines is heavily enriched in critical raw materials ...
Hidden Metal Signatures in Yangtze Wetland Soils Reveal Microbial Communities Under Pressure
A new study of two Yangtze-connected lakes in China finds uncontaminated soils but distinct, metal-linked microbial communities with implications for ...
Toxic Metals Linger in Maui Residents’ Bodies Long After the 2023 Wildfires
A University of Hawaiʻi study of 1,400 Maui residents found elevated toxic metal burdens months after the 2023 wildfires, linked ...
Lead-Treated Zeolite Traps Arsenic in Water by Growing a Rare Mineral
Researchers have shown that lead-loaded clinoptilolite zeolite can strip up to 99 percent of dissolved arsenate from water within an ...
Fungal Hybrids Built by Protoplast Fusion Slash Arsenic in Spinach
Indian researchers used protoplast fusion to create hybrid fungal strains that cut arsenic in spinach by over 70 percent while ...
Rivers and Reservoirs Tell Different Toxic Metal Stories, Black Sea Sediment Study Finds
A year-long comparison of sediments in a Turkish reservoir and two streams shows that water movement, not just pollution load, ...
Desert X-Rays Reveal Where Pakistan’s Thar Desert Hides Its Drinking Water
A massive electrical resistivity survey of Pakistan's Thar Desert has mapped where scarce drinking water hides and revealed that groundwater ...
Copper Nanoparticles Cut Arsenic and Cadmium in Rice Grains, Life-Cycle Study Finds
A full life-cycle study shows copper oxide nanoparticles can boost rice growth while cutting arsenic and cadmium accumulation in grains ...
Groundwater in Coastal Bangladesh Is Failing the Test, Season by Season
A new study of 46 groundwater samples from Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh, reveals widespread seasonal contamination by salinity, arsenic, iron, and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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