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According to a study published in the journal Science on April 17, soil pollution from heavy metals and metalloids considerably reduce crop yields and contaminate global food supplies. The study found ...

Toxic soil crisis: 1.4 billion people at risk from heavy metal contamination This widespread pollution threatens food security, ecosystem health, and public safety by reducing crop yields and ...

India, Pakistan, Thailand and China all have heavy concentrations of cadmium in arable soil, raising the risk of cancer and other diseases.

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.

April 17, 2025 expert reaction to study looking at the global distribution of cropland contaminated by heavy metal pollution A study published in Science looks at global soil contamination by toxic ...

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 ...

Toxic heavy metal pollution in soil, originating from both natural sources and human activities, poses significant risks to ecosystems and human health.

Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in nearby soil.