Nearly 17% of the world's croplands are contaminated with "heavy metals," according to a new study in Science. These ...

Soil pollution caused by both natural and human-induced factors threatens the lives of millions of people globally. The new ...

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

A study published in Science looks at global soil contamination by toxic metals. Dr Lucie Buchi, Senior Lecturer in Crop Ecology at the NRI, University of Greenwich, said: ...

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 ...

An unknown group of microbes is thriving in Earth's deep soil and they’re quietly helping to clean the water that becomes our ...

Rice is a staple food for billions of people around the planet, but a new study suggests climate change may increase arsenic ...

Soil contamination poses escalating risks to ecosystems and public health through persistent pollutants such as heavy metals (e.g., cadmium, lead), emerging ...

Apr. 15, 2025 — Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators ...