Nanomaterials can reduce accumulation of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury by 38% while increasing harvests by 23%, finds international research team led by UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – One of the ...

Initial choices about fertilization and grass seeding could have a long-lasting effect on how plants and their associated microbes break down pollution in petroleum-contaminated soils. Initial choices ...

Red soil exhibits a high susceptibility to geological disasters and engineering instability owing to its significant ...

The 145 soil samples were obtained from citrus orchards (26), vineyards (29), and vegetable gardens (90) and range in crop types, 48 of which were from leafy vegetables, 4 from brassicas, 9 from ...

Anthony Drouin, residuals management supervisor, collects samples of sludge on June 10. He'll test them for PFAS. Wastewater plants get their sludge tested a few times a year, depending on their size.

(Beyond Pesticides, April 1, 2021) A legacy of toxic pesticide use in agriculture is showing up as residues on organic farms, emphasizing the threat of a history of weak regulatory standards that has ...

A research team challenged the assumption that rising soil temperatures during heatwaves inevitably increase toxic metal ...

For decades in Houston, where resident Bryan “Lucas” Parras grew up near the city’s shipping channel, neighborhoods have faced the cumulative impacts of toxic emissions. The area is crammed with ...

Dirt. It surrounds people’s homes. It’s in local parks, schoolyards and parkways abutting sidewalks. But it’s not something people paid much attention to. Until recently. Ever since the Palisades and ...