Iron-Manganese Phosphate Composites Lock Away Toxic Metals in Mining Soils
Iron-manganese (hydr)oxide-phosphate composites reduced bioavailable cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc in mining soil by up to 99.8 percent while rebuilding ...
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Common Liverwort Reveals Hidden Metal-Accumulation Tactics and Costly Fitness Penalties
A controlled soil-gradient experiment reveals that the model liverwort Marchantia polymorpha accumulates zinc, cadmium and lead with distinct strategies while ...
Trace Heavy Metals in Ghanaian Breast Milk Pose Low Risk to Infants
A composite breast milk study of 47 lactating mothers in Ho, Ghana found generally low heavy metal concentrations with all ...
A River’s Heavy Metal Burden—and a Fern That Fights Back
Researchers report chromium and lead contamination in an Indian river and show that the aquatic fern Azolla pinnata can reduce ...
Contaminated City Soils Put Both Children and Birds at Risk, Study Finds
A probabilistic risk assessment of urban soils in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, finds that lead and arsenic contamination poses health ...
Blow-Spun PVDF–Clay Nanofiber Membranes Strip Lead and Copper From Water
Brazilian researchers used solution blow spinning to fabricate PVDF–montmorillonite clay nanofiber membranes that removed over 90 percent of lead and ...
Blood and Urine Metal Biomarkers Compared Across Three Major U.S. Cohorts
A new comparative study harmonizes blood and urine metal biomarkers across the MASALA, MESA-LA, and Strong Heart Family Study cohorts ...
New framework quantifies metal exposure risks from tampon use
Metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury have been detected in tampons in recent years, triggering widespread public alarm ...
Study traces heavy metals across lakes and rivers in Qaidam Basin watershed
A hidden chemical story is unfolding beneath the waters of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, where sediments in lakes, rivers and salt ...
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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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