A group in the town of Big Flats want a thorough investigation of a site that used to be home to a fertilizer plant.

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

Yes, says South Carolina. For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full ...

Contractors from Northrop Grumman will begin investigating soil contamination next week on the restricted ballfield area at Bethpage Community Park after the New York State Department of ...

The increasing contamination of soils by heavy metals, such as copper and lead, poses significant ecological risks.

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

India, Pakistan, Thailand and China all have heavy concentrations of cadmium in arable soil, raising the risk of cancer and ...

Soil testing revealed concerning levels of lead on properties downwind of the Eaton fire, as well as isolated "hot spots" of ...

Enter the R & S Kayne Foundation, a philanthropic group that has put up $1 million to test soils in the two fire zones, as ...

Environmental assessments underway in Palisades area, following soil testing indicating localized contamination from recent ...

Nitrogen surrounds us, but understanding how it can be both a friend in agriculture and a foe in water was among the ...

This diagram outlines the process used to identify the top 20 metabolites associated with oxidative potential (OP) in heavy metal-contaminated soils. The analysis involves data collection from ...