Landfill Leachate Is Quietly Poisoning Groundwater Near an Indian Holy City
A two-year study of a Varanasi landfill finds that heavy metals from leachate have pushed nearby groundwater into the very ...
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Fluoride Risk Hides in More Than Drinking Water, Review Warns
A new review argues that fluoride health risk assessments focused solely on drinking water underestimate true exposure and proposes an ...
Roadside Dust in a Booming Tropical City Reveals Hidden Heavy Metal Hotspots
A new study of roadside dust in a rapidly urbanizing tropical Southeast Asian city finds lead and mercury contamination in ...
Toxic Metals Lurk in Lubumbashi’s Vegetables as Consumers Keep Buying Them
A new study in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, finds that widely consumed vegetables exceed safety limits for cadmium, ...
Industrial Boom Leaves Toxic Metal Fingerprint in Bangladesh Coastal Soils
A comprehensive soil survey of Bangladesh's Mirsarai Export Processing Zone reveals extreme industrial enrichment of toxic trace elements, with children ...
How Toxic Leachate from Open Dumpsites Is Silently Poisoning the World’s Groundwater
A systematic review of 172 studies reveals how leachate from unlined dumpsites contaminates soil and groundwater, the severe health risks ...
Two Years After Türkiye’s Deadly Quakes, Drinking Water Still Carries a Hidden Arsenic Risk
A two-year screening study of all 11 districts of Kahramanmaraş Province finds drinking water within regulatory limits but identifies arsenic-driven ...
Soil Type, Not Farming Style, Drives Heavy Metal Buildup in Vegetable Fields
A South Indian field study finds that soil type, rather than organic or chemical fertilisation, is the primary driver of ...
Hidden Toxic Metals in Nigerian Gold Mining Soils Pose Cancer Risk to Children
A new study of soils around Nigeria's Rafin Gora artisanal gold mining site finds that locally enriched arsenic and chromium ...
Hidden Pesticides Lurk in Fish from Northern Ghana’s Reservoirs, Study Warns of Long-Term Cancer Risk
A new study of African catfish and Nile tilapia from Ghana's Libga and Builpela reservoirs detects persistent pesticide residues, including ...
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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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