Medicine-residue biochar cuts soil cadmium and plant uptake in trials
Researchers combined a meta-analysis of 134 studies with adsorption and pot experiments to design a biochar from Chinese medicine residues ...
Tag: heavy metals
Fungi Show Promise for Breaking Down Chemical Food Hazards, Review Finds
A new narrative review finds fungi can degrade or bind a broad range of chemical food contaminants, but applying mycoremediation ...
Cadmium hits fish blood hardest as arsenic and cobalt follow in 60-day tank trial
In a 60-day tank study, cadmium disrupted the blood and serum chemistry of silver carp more severely than cobalt or ...
Biochar Blends Cut Cadmium and Boost Selenium in Karst Rice
A two-season field trial in a karst paddy in Southwest China shows biochar-based amendments cut rice grain cadmium by up ...
Plants and microbes could turn contaminated soil cleanup into resource recovery
A new review proposes treating phytoremediation biomass as a resource for energy, fertilisers, and metals rather than waste.
Heavy metals and salt push Mekong Delta groundwater past drinking limits in Tien Giang
A study of 31 groundwater sites in Tien Giang province found that while most samples met national groundwater standards and ...
Printed Papers Used as Food Wrappers in Dhaka Carry Toxic Trace Elements
A study of 38 paper samples from Dhaka found arsenic, lead, cadmium, and chromium in food-wrapping newspapers, magazines, and book ...
Zinc Surges When Guanabara Bay Sediments Are Stirred, Testing Brazil’s Dredging Rules
A study of Guanabara Bay dredged sediments found zinc in bioavailable forms exceeded Brazilian dredging thresholds after laboratory resuspension in ...
Antibiotics in rice paddies boost microbial production of toxic methylmercury
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics in paddy soils selectively promote antibiotic-tolerant sulfate-reducing bacteria, increasing microbial methylmercury production in experiments across 40 Chinese rice-growing ...
Arsenic and cadmium raise concern in Bangladesh farm soils and crops
A paired soil and crop survey in Nagarkanda, Bangladesh, found arsenic above guideline limits in all fifteen sampled fields 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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