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‘Heavy metals’ contaminate 17% of the world’s croplands, say scientists
Nearly 17% of the world’s croplands are contaminated with “heavy metals”, according to a new study in Science. These ...
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Toxic threat: Heavy metals taint one-sixth of world’s farmland
Global agriculture is facing a significant challenge. Scientists are sounding the alarm about soil pollution and the ...
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Heavy metals in soil threaten global food safety and health
Global agriculture is facing a challenge. Scientists are raising alarms about soil pollution and the infiltration of ...
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Major rice producers have world’s worst heavy metal pollution, Chinese scientists warn
Some of the world’s leading rice-producing countries are sitting on a vast belt of pollution caused by heavy metal, according ... hundreds of studies based on soil samples taken from around ...