The persistent contamination of terrestrial ecosystems with heavy metals, hydrocarbons, pesticides and emerging pollutants ...

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, ...

Map showing where soil pollution by toxic metals is exceeding agricultural thresholds. Toxic and harmless metals are ubiquitous in soils, yet their worldwide distribution is still poorly known. A ...

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 ...

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 ...

Widespread pesticide contamination across Europe is threatening the essential soil fungi that plants rely on Atrazine, once one of the most-used herbicides in the world, has been banned in Switzerland ...

Long before plastic existed, forests were already pulling pollution out of the air. Their canopies trap windborne particles and funnel them to the ground. This process is what scientists call the ...

Soils are the foundation for life on Earth. People, plants and animals all need healthy soils to survive and thrive. Some of the vital benefits provided by soils include: healthy food and clean water ...

For decades, Southern California’s war on smog has focused on strategies to reduce pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks. But one of the main drivers of lung-aggravating smog may be right ...