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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

The commission bench noted that “these conditions amount to violations of fundamental rights enshrined under Article 21 of ...

The Haryana Human Rights Commission stated that the conditions amount to violations of fundamental rights, including the ...