A new study shows that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can orchestrate plants and bacteria to simultaneously break down PAHs and immobilize mercury in co-contaminated soil.

A site in Chester, previously contaminated with lead and asbestos, is undergoing remediation to enable new apartments. Ochre from the Deerplay mine water treatment scheme is stabilising the ...

DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...

A disturbing headline about heavy metals in baby food prompted Meritxell Ortodo (ENG’26) to investigate a serious public health concern. Meritxell and Trinity Olander (CAS’25), uncovered a troubling ...

A contaminated-soil storage proposal has stalled Ryanair’s planned €50 million aircraft-maintenance hangar at Shannon Airport ...

In 2020, the City of Lausanne found that large areas of its soil had been contaminated with dioxins, which are chlorinated organic compounds. This pollution was due mainly to combustion-reliant ...

A recent study published in the journal Atherosclerosis reviewed the links between water and soil pollution and human health. Clean water and healthy soil are essential to human health, well-being, ...

Introduction"Due to budget constraints, I could only take about 10 boring survey points, but I am required to provide a ...

Pesticides, heavy metals, micro- and nanoplastics in the soil and environmentally harmful chemicals can have a detrimental effect on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper published ...

Four decades of high-resolution modeling show that Swiss agricultural policies dramatically improved nitrogen use efficiency ...