To achieve this, they analyzed a global database of soil pollution, extracting information on contaminants like "arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel, and lead" from nearly 800,000 ...

"Apparently, living organisms contribute to the mobilization of historical arsenic pollution and its global distribution through their metabolism," Winkel adds. More information: Esther S.

The implications of this discovery are particularly significant for regions in the Global South facing some of the world's highest levels of arsenic pollution. In countries such as India and ...

Water pollution—along with drought ... Another drinking water contaminant, arsenic, can come from naturally occurring deposits but also from industrial waste. Beautiful tendrils fill the ...

"Apparently, living organisms contribute to the mobilisation of historical arsenic pollution and its global distribution through their metabolism," Winkel resumes.

When wildfires reach sites contaminated with high levels of arsenic, the extreme heat can cause any biomass or soil to emit that arsenic to the wider environment. But just how much arsenic gets ...

In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions, providing comprehensive global analysis of urban ...

“We hope that the global soil pollution data presented in this report ... Nickel, chromium, arsenic, and cobalt also exceeded thresholds in various regions, largely due to a mix of natural ...

No such limit exists for rice itself — the bags and boxes of rice served at family meals — despite it being widely consumed ...

Heavy metals like lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium cause ... Impact of chemical pollution from various sources on the global burden of premature deaths. Estimated global annual deaths by ...

The implications of this discovery are particularly significant for regions in the Global South facing some of the world’s highest levels of arsenic pollution. In countries such as India and ...