Forests store microplastics carried in from the air. These particles accumulate in soils through rain, leaf fall, and ...

In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury went into effect, designed to help curb mercury emissions and limit exposure across the globe. However, a new study of mercury levels in soil suggests that ...

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, ...

The problem isn't unique to Texas. Research has documented microplastic pollution in rivers, oceans, bottled water, and even ...

Nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forested areas of California are rising, and it's likely due to increasing wildfire and soil emissions, finds a UC Davis study. (Getty) Satellite data from across ...

Illnesses related to chemical pollution of the soil, water, and air are responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths annually, which equates to 16% of all global deaths; half of these ...

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 ...

"As a food company, General Mills depends on the health and well-being of our planet, and we are investing in landscapes and ...

Magnetic susceptibility analysis has garnered increasing attention as a rapid, non-destructive method for assessing soil pollution. By measuring the ease with which soils become magnetised in an ...

Heavy soil sealing combined with insufficient retention and infiltration (seepage) potentially increases the risk of ...

Satellite data from across California’s landscapes reveal an increase in nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a ...