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 ...

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 to the eye ...

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 ...

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 ...

Key points. 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 ...

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 ...

Abandoned coal mines had left waterways acidic and rusty orange. Local residents are cleaning them up, and recovering rare ...

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 ...

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While laws to limit pollution have been around for decades, heavy metal pollutants like lead remain a problem in many areas. Lead and other metals in the soil or air can move through urban ...