Illegal dumping leaves toxic metals lurking deep beneath Jackson’s soil
A city-wide soil survey of 45 illegal dumping sites in Jackson, Mississippi, finds that lead, copper and zinc contamination persists ...
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Soil Covers Tame Toxic Copper Mine Tailings, But Not for Every Metal
A study of Zambian Copperbelt tailings shows soil covers cut copper leaching by orders of magnitude but can increase zinc ...
Phosphate Mining Leaves a Toxic Fingerprint in Soils Above a Famous Chinese Lake
A depth-resolved survey of a phosphate-mining watershed upstream of Dianchi Lake shows that tailings soils are the dominant contamination hotspot, ...
Road Dust Study Under Scrutiny: Why the Evidence Chain in Durgapur Needs Tightening
A new Correspondence in Environmental Geochemistry and Health identifies numerical inconsistencies and methodological ambiguities in a study of potentially toxic ...
Organic Farming’s Hidden Risk: Chicken Manure Can Load Cockscomb With Toxic Metals
A Nigerian study finds that manure from battery-cage chickens carries far more copper, cadmium and manganese into soils and edible ...
Iron minerals in Brazil’s Doce River still lock toxic metals a decade after dam disaster
A five-year study of Brazil's Doce River shows that iron oxyhydroxide minerals from the Fundão dam tailings remain active geochemical ...
Contaminated City Soils Put Both Children and Birds at Risk, Study Finds
A probabilistic risk assessment of urban soils in San Luis PotosÃ, Mexico, finds that lead and arsenic contamination poses health ...
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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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