Copper Nanoparticles Cut Arsenic and Cadmium in Rice Grains, Life-Cycle Study Finds
A full life-cycle study shows copper oxide nanoparticles can boost rice growth while cutting arsenic and cadmium accumulation in grains ...
Tag: soil contamination
Cadmium in Canal Water Raises Concerns for Peshawar’s Maize Fields
A new study of three irrigated sites in Peshawar, Pakistan finds that cadmium in canal irrigation water exceeds WHO limits ...
Hidden Arsenic Hotspots Mapped in Karst Farmland With AI and Geostatistics
A study of 144 sites in Zhijin County, southwestern China, combines kriging, Geodetector, and explainable machine learning to map soil ...
Electric Fields Strip Toxic Metals From Contaminated Soil in Just Five Hours
Researchers in Nigeria used a low-voltage electric field to strip cobalt, lead, zinc, copper and cadmium from contaminated loamy soil ...
New Protocol Reveals Millions of Microplastic Clues Hidden in Greenhouse Soils
Spanish researchers have validated a new analytical protocol that reliably extracts and identifies microplastics as small as 50 micrometres in ...
Industrial Soils in Iran Carry a Hidden Cancer Risk From Nickel, Study Warns
A new study of soils around four industrial estates in Neyshabur, Iran, finds nickel levels exceeding safety guidelines and a ...
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 ...
Coal Mining Leaves a Trace-Element Fingerprint in Tropical Soils, Study Finds
A study of soils around an open-cast coal mine in Talcher, Odisha, shows that tin and gallium are the most ...
Giant Land Snails Reveal Hidden Limits of Soil Metal Contamination in Abidjan
A new study of giant African land snails in Abidjan shows that soil metal contamination does not translate predictably into ...
Soil microbes unlock toxic iron from exploded weapons residue, lab study finds
A laboratory simulation of Ukrainian battlefield soils shows that microbes accelerate the corrosion of exploded weapons residue, releasing pulses of ...
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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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