W hile food provides essential nutrients, certain items can also contain trace metals—some of which are harmful when consumed in excess. Heavy metals like lead, mercury, cadmium ...

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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 ...

Thriving microbe communities living in the most-polluted spots in the US offer insight into how to clean up the mess 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 ...

Scientists at Southeastern Louisiana University have found dangerously high levels of toxic metals and other contaminants in Lake Maurepas and have traced most of the pollution to industrial and other ...

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 ...

Exposure to common heavy metals has been linked to the prevalence of ADHD, according to a new study. It builds on existing ...

The risk of pollution is often heightened in communities affected by natural disasters and marginalization. One such area is Guayama, Puerto Rico, where a coal-fired power plant once operated, ...

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 ...