Landfill Leachate Is Quietly Poisoning Soil and Water in Northeast India, Study Finds
A new study of the Lamdeng landfill in Manipur, Northeast India, finds that leachate infiltration has rendered nearby surface water ...
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Toxic Metals Lurk in Ghana’s Greater Amanzule Wetlands, Testing the Safety of Local Seafood
A new study of Ghana's Greater Amanzule Wetland finds widespread heavy metal contamination in the water, though seafood metal levels ...
Moringa Extract and Glutathione Shield Wheat From Toxic Salty Soils
A sequenced treatment of moringa leaf extract and glutathione boosts wheat yields and grain quality on heavy metal-contaminated saline soil ...
Lead Levels Soar in Farmland Soil Near Bangladesh Brick Kilns, Study Finds
A new study of farmland soil around three brick kilns in Natore, Bangladesh, finds lead exceeding regional reference values at ...
Timed Drainage Turns Rice Into a Cadmium-Harvesting Crop for Polluted Paddies
Researchers show that timing paddy drainage to rice's peak cadmium uptake periods boosts metal extraction nearly eightfold, achieving 37.50 percent ...
USDA Affiliation Dispute Triggers Expression of Concern Over Silicon-Cadmium Maize Study
The journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research has issued an Editorial Expression of Concern over a 2023 study on silicon-mediated ...
Magnetic Sieves and EDTA Washing Tame Toxic Metals in Industrial Soil
An integrated treatment combining mechanical screening, high-intensity magnetic separation, and EDTA extraction reduced multi-metal contamination in Italian smelter soil to ...
Air Pollution Dust Hits Some Medicinal Plant Genotypes Far Harder Than Others
A new study of Andrographis paniculata reveals that genotypes with rough leaf surfaces accumulate more toxic metals from atmospheric dust, ...
Toxic Metals Lurk in Sylhet’s Urban Vegetable Gardens, Study Warns
A new study of soils and vegetables around Sylhet, Bangladesh, finds that cadmium and other heavy metals are accumulating in ...
Placenta-on-a-chip reveals how toxic metals cross from mother to fetus
A microfluidic model built from primary human placental cells shows how cadmium undermines placental function at doses that cause no ...
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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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