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Heavy metals taint nearly 1 in 6 croplands worldwide, say scientists
Nearly 17% of the world's croplands are contaminated with "heavy metals," according to a new study in Science. These ...
Heavy metals contaminate up to 17% of world's arable land: Study
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 ...
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How Toxic Metal Pollution Threatens Global Food Security
Heavy metals in soil are slashing crop yields and polluting food supplies worldwide, affecting over 1 billion people, a major ...
Major rice producers have world’s worst heavy metal pollution, Chinese scientists warn
India, Pakistan, Thailand and China all have heavy concentrations of cadmium in arable soil, raising the risk of cancer and ...
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Toxic soil crisis: 1.4 billion people at risk from heavy metal contamination
Soil pollution caused by both natural and human-induced factors threatens the lives of millions of people globally. The new ...
About a sixth of global cropland likely polluted with toxic metals: Study
Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many ...
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Study: Agricultural land contaminated with heavy metals - over 1 billion people at risk
Between 14% and 17% of the world's agricultural land is contaminated with at least one toxic heavy metal, warns a study ...
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A new approach to evaluating soil contamination: how oxidative potential improves plant risk evaluation
The increasing contamination of soils by heavy metals, such as copper and lead, poses significant ecological risks.
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Oxidative Potential Boosts Soil Contamination Assessment
The increasing contamination of soils by heavy metals, such as copper and lead, poses significant ecological risks. Traditional methods to assess the ...