Scientists have discovered that a readily available substance can help remediate hazardous soil. Biochar — the remnants of organic matter burned without oxygen — adheres to contaminants and improves ...

Scientists at San Jose State University say ... rise in the concentration of three heavy metals in the top layer of the soil. “They are clearly the type of material from a battery, so you ...

Currently, Amherst scientists aim to engineer Camelina sativa ... He first studies how plants could possibly aid in detoxing the soil, effectively cleaning it, as all plants derive their food ...

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We have your first look at the feature doc in the clip below. “Through a series of vignettes – some tragic, some funny, all a little bizarre,” notes a synopsis, “this animated feature ...

Published in this month’s issue of Science of the Total Environment ... They’re far from the meal of choice for any bacterium, but some that live in contaminated soil have mutated to break down ...

Paul Nelson, a soil scientist at James Cook University in Cairns who helped lead the study, says it may be hard to fix the problem just by neutralizing acidic soils before adding basalt because in ...

The results show that low levels of pesticides are present in the soil and vegetation throughout the year. On average, ten pesticides were found in the soil. In one sample, the team measured 28 ...