Soil, Not Paint: Lead-Tracked Dirt Drives Hazardous Indoor Dust in Urban Homes
Rutgers researchers working with community scientists in East Trenton, New Jersey, found that lead-contaminated soil tracked indoors can create hazardous ...
Tag: lead contamination
Water Treatment’s Hidden Flaw: Carbon Particles Ferry Pollutants Past Filters
New research shows that superfine particles shed from activated carbon and biochar can carry adsorbed lead through sand and membrane ...
Coal Ash and Compost Team Up to Clean Contaminated Soils Near an Indian Power Plant
A study around India's Udupi Thermal Power Plant finds mostly compliant groundwater with localized lead contamination, and shows that blending ...
Black Swan Eggshells Reveal Hidden Metal Pollution in Urban Wetlands
Post-hatched black swan eggshells from a Melbourne urban wetland contained significantly higher manganese, zinc and lead than shells from a ...
Lead Levels Soar With Depth in Water-Based Drilling Waste, Study Finds
A depth-resolved geochemical study of a single water-based drilling operation found lead concentrations rising 12.5-fold per kilometer of depth and ...
Toxic Effluent in Nigeria’s Ebonyi State Threatens Rivers, Rice and Food Security
A comprehensive study of industrial and municipal effluent in Abakaliki, Nigeria, finds lead, arsenic, cadmium and chromium far above safety ...
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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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