Buried Beneath the Oil Fields: Iraq’s Drilling Waste Crisis May Be Degrading Its Land
A new study estimates that Iraq's oil industry generates 70,000 to 140,000 tons of drilling waste annually, and that conventional ...
Tag: soil contamination
Karst Soils in Southwestern China Show Mostly Low Heavy Metal Contamination, Study Finds
A survey of surface soils in Guizhou Province's Longli County found generally low heavy metal contamination, with natural karst geology ...
Toxic Metals Lurk in Sylhet’s Urban Vegetable Gardens, Study Warns
A new study of soils and vegetables around Sylhet, Bangladesh, finds that cadmium and other heavy metals are accumulating in ...
Drones and Spectral Signatures Reveal Hidden Plastic Pollution on Farmland
A new drone-based study shows that ordinary cameras can map plastic film residues on farmland, while purpose-built short-wave infrared sensors ...
Lime-Treated Burial of Fecal Sludge Shows Promise for Safer Rural Sanitation
A field study in rural Cambodia found that limed on-site burial of household fecal sludge did not increase E. coli ...
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Spray Helps Spinach Breathe Easy in Cadmium-Polluted Soil
A foliar spray of citrate-stabilized iron oxide nanoparticles boosted stomatal conductance by up to 113 percent and photosynthesis by 61 ...
Freezing Soil May Lock Away Industrial Arsenic, Study Finds
A new Nature Water study shows that freeze–thaw cycles at ice–water interfaces rapidly convert freshly deposited industrial arsenic in soils ...
Clay Barrier Shows Promise in Blocking Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Reclaimed Water
A 40-day column experiment shows that a bentonite seepage-control layer can cut antibiotic transport by nearly half and block antibiotic ...
Hidden metals in rubble: construction waste quietly poisons Ghana’s soils
Researchers in Kumasi, Ghana, have mapped how heavy metals leach from construction and demolition waste into underlying soils, finding that ...
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Help Maize Fight Microplastics and Copper, Until Stress Overwhelms Them
A new pot experiment shows that iron oxide nanoparticles support maize growth and antioxidant defenses under low to moderate combined ...
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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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