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 ...
Forever Chemicals Slip Through a Modern Water Recycling Plant, Year After Year
A year-long study of a Taiwanese water recycling center found that PFAS concentrations in treated effluent exceeded those in the ...
Antibiotics Lurk in Every Sample from Beijing’s Urban Rivers, Study Finds
A new study of Beijing's Beiyun River system detected all 35 target antibiotics at every sampling site, with mixed urban ...
Hidden Metals in a Red Sea Port Reveal a Toxic Fingerprint of Shipping
A first-of-its-kind sediment survey of Egypt's Adabiya Port shows cadmium, zinc, and lead enriched far above natural levels, with receptor ...
Toxic Metals Build Up at Lesotho Dumpsite Next to a School, Study Warns
The first assessment of soil at Lesotho's Maputsoe dumpsite reveals lead and cadmium contamination severe enough to demand urgent remediation, ...
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, ...
Stormwater Drains Emerge as Major Overlooked Pathway for Microplastic Pollution in Coastal Cities
A new study of Macao's stormwater system shows that urban drains carry microplastic concentrations of up to 53 particles per ...
Plastic Color Shapes How Aged Microplastics Soak Up Antibiotics
A new study shows that the color of polypropylene and PMMA microplastics controls how they age and how strongly they ...
Waste-to-Energy Ash Raises Heavy-Metal Alarm at Addis Ababa Dumpsite
A study at Addis Ababa’s Reppe dumpsite finds exceptionally high mercury and cadmium in waste-to-energy ash and significant mercury enrichment ...
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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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