Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many ...

Nearly 17% of the world's croplands are contaminated with "heavy metals," according to a new study in Science. These ...

Heavy metals in soil are slashing crop yields and polluting food supplies worldwide, affecting over 1 billion people, a major ...

This widespread pollution threatens food security, ecosystem health, and public safety by reducing crop yields and ...

The air pollution from mining operations can also affect human ... These byproducts can contaminate soil and water, leading ...

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 ...

The report shows the “immense scale” of the acid mine drainage caused by coal mines. The Upper Olifants River catchment, its ...

Communities in Phola and Carolina, Mpumalanga, are grappling with the severe consequences of coal mining pollution, ...