A major global study found that up to 17% of the world’s cropland is contaminated with toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead — posing serious risks to public health and food ...

Based on data from over 1000 regional studies combined with machine learning, researchers estimate that as many as 1.4 billion people live in areas with soil dangerously polluted by heavy metals ...

Up to 1.4 billion people worldwide are affected by toxic heavy metal pollution and 17 per cent of arable land is contaminated, according to the study led by Hou Deyi, a professor at the School of ...

Toxic heavy metal pollution… 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 ...

Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have ...

Nearly 17% of the world’s croplands are contaminated with “heavy metals”, according to a new study in Science.These contaminants – arsenic, cadmium, lead, and others – may be invisible ...

Up to 17% of cropland worldwide is contaminated with at least one type of toxic heavy metal, posing health risks to up to 1.4 billion people, scientists warned Thursday.

Essentially, it’s TBD [to be determined] whether heavy metal exposure from nanoplastic pollution is a health concern.” The study’s focus on real-world conditions makes Mitra’s findings ...

A new real-time monitoring system captures minute-by-minute changes in toxic metals resulting from traffic pollution.

Bee buzzing changes with heat and pollution, affecting pollination, communication, and plant reproduction globally.