After taking multiple measurements from about 100 locations, his lab observed a hundreds-fold rise in the concentration of the three toxic heavy metals along the top layer of the soil. Aiello said his ...

The heavy metals were seen in soils within two miles of a lithium battery storage site, which burned earlier this month. Vistra Energy's Moss Landing Power Plant was located in the unincorporated ...

A new study published in Science reveals that up to 1.4 billion people worldwide live in regions where soils are dangerously polluted by toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, cobalt ...

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. Published in the journal ...

Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey County’s agriculture industry, and the workers who pick the produce. The Moss Landing Power Plant has stood ...

Federal officials worry about the increasing popularity of American Fork Canyon, where they say contaminated soils could pose ... possible exposure to heavy metals. “There are certain rock ...

Heavy metals do not break down. They remain in soils for decades, where crops can absorb them and enter the food chain. Over time, they accumulate in the body, causing chronic diseases that may ...

The food safety regulator has commissioned another pan-India survey to understand the extent of the problem regarding the presence of heavy metals in soil-food crops. The survey was conducted on ...