Soil remediation for heavy metal contamination encompasses a range of innovative techniques aimed at mitigating environmental and human health risks associated with toxic metal accumulations. This ...

Serina Diniega always wanted to plant an avocado tree at her Altadena home, but now she worries the creamy green fruit might pose a threat. Her yard was scorched in the Eaton fire as her block went up ...

HAP@FAP piezocatalysts with built-in lattice strain gradient structure was fabricated, showing high catalytic activity for degradation of PHE in soil. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) removal ...

Chemists have developed a rapid electrothermal mineralization (REM) process, which in seconds can remediate the accumulation of synthetic chemicals that can contaminate soil and the environment. Rice ...

A new study demonstrates that agricultural and medicinal plant residues can be transformed into a highly effective material for removing toxic heavy metals from contaminated water and soil while also ...

Urban gardening is on the rise in cities across America. But in so-called legacy cities like Buffalo, where lead and other contaminants have seeped into the soil over decades of heavy industry, it can ...

When words like micro- and nanoparticles are used, most think of pollutants themselves, not remediation. But sometimes, scaling down can be the way to solve the most complex issues in the environment.

Suggested Citation: "6 Interactions of Soil Chemical Contaminants, Soil Health, and Human Health." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Exploring Linkages Between Soil ...