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 ...
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Wood Smoke Tops the List as Belgrade’s Air Pollution Fingerprint Revealed in Year-Long Study
A year-long chemical study of Belgrade's PM10 pollution has identified seven sources, finding that residential wood burning contributes the largest ...
Roadside Dust in a Booming Tropical City Reveals Hidden Heavy Metal Hotspots
A new study of roadside dust in a rapidly urbanizing tropical Southeast Asian city finds lead and mercury contamination in ...
Wood-Burning Stoves, Not Traffic, Drive Greece’s Winter Air Pollution Crisis
A major study of more than 545 air samples across five Greek cities finds that winter wood burning for home ...
Iron Isotopes Reveal Hidden Fingerprints of Pollution in the Air We Breathe
A comprehensive new analysis of iron isotopes in desert dust and industrial aerosols overturns the assumption that all anthropogenic iron ...
Medellín’s Air Carries the Equivalent of Ten Passive Cigarettes a Day, Five-Year Study Finds
A five-year study of black carbon in Medellín, Colombia, finds urban exposure equivalent to about ten passive cigarettes daily, with ...
Tracing Windblown Dust: New Study Maps Where Texas Particle Pollution Comes From
George Mason University scientists Daniel Tong and Siqi Ma have received $160,470 from the University of Texas at Austin to ...
China’s Clean Air Push Curbed Winter PAH Pollution, but Hidden Oxidized Toxins Linger
A new study of winter air in Xi'an shows China's Clean Air Action has lowered particle-bound PAH pollution, but oxidized ...
Industrial Boom Leaves Toxic Metal Fingerprint in Bangladesh Coastal Soils
A comprehensive soil survey of Bangladesh's Mirsarai Export Processing Zone reveals extreme industrial enrichment of toxic trace elements, with children ...
Chromium and arsenic emerge as top threats in first Yellow River-specific water safety study
A new study has derived the first water quality criteria tailored to the Yellow River Basin, identifying chromium and arsenic ...
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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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