Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many as 1.4 billion people reside in areas with soil dangerously polluted with ...

The global relocation of industries driven by economic shifts has altered pollution patterns worldwide. Assessing heavy metal contamination in river sediments, which act as both sinks and potential ...

As industrial development and agricultural activities expand, the contamination of water and soil with toxic heavy metals like chromium, arsenic, cadmium, and lead poses a severe and persistent threat ...

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Often considered keystone species, Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays, and chimaeras) face an imminent threat of biodiversity loss fueled by a cocktail of factors including overexploitation, habitat loss, ...

The study identified rare earth elements linked with burning medical waste. The researchers said the findings validate community concerns about emissions from the incinerator, located near a school, ...

Discharge from Myanmar mines is poisoning the river, affecting fishing, farming and tourism-reliant communities. Read more at ...

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In the most beautiful places in Colorado, hazards to aquatic life lurk in the water. A team at the University of Colorado Boulder is studying heavy metal pollution in a watershed near Aspen. Their ...

Many dark chocolate and cocoa products sold across the country contain levels of toxic heavy metals that exceed food safety guidelines, according to new research published Wednesday—and while the food ...