Soil Contamination
Soil Contamination: caused by the presence of XenoBionis (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. It is typically caused by industrial activity, agricultural chemicals, or improper disposal of waste. The most common chemicals involved are petroleum hydrocarbons, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (such as naphthalene and benzo(a)pyrene), solvents, pesticides, lead, and other heavy metals. Contamination is correlated with the degree of industrialization and intensity of chemical usage.
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JAN 28, 2019Microbiology
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SEP 15, 2015Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible plants to fight off bacteria that ca...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
AUG 14, 2015The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million cases in the U.S. annually. The means b...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUL 27, 2015Health & Medicine
JUL 27, 2015Arsenic is a chemical element known to be carcinogenic, and it contaminates many foods that contain rice (Environmental Working Group). There is not a calc...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 14, 2015Health & Medicine
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MAR 18, 2015Francisco Delgado Vargas, from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), researches the use of the plant Typha domingensis in reducing bacterial contamin...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 28, 2019
Microbiology
JAN 28, 2019
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance are everywhere....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Videos
DEC 06, 2018
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
NOV 26, 2018
Contracting an infection when getting a tattoo is always a major concern. Consumers should be aware of the risk of developing infections with bloodborne pa...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
OCT 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
OCT 16, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency is currently in considering allowing oil companies to dump wastewater into rivers and streams that many people and anim...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 02, 2018
Cardiology
SEP 02, 2018
Exposure to toxic metals such as lead and arsenic can increase risk for cardiovascular disease....
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 30, 2018
Earth & The Environment
JUL 30, 2018
So, there are two types of chromium that we need to think about at the moment: the benign, natural form of the chemical, a.k.a. trivalent chromium, which h...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 23, 2017
Microbiology
DEC 23, 2017
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and ice in the polar regions....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
DEC 06, 2017
Pimples are unsightly, annoying blemishes that seem to show up at the worst possible time. Many of us probably to fight hard to conceal a zit that popped u...
Written By:
Xuan Pham
NOV 13, 2017
Earth & The Environment
NOV 13, 2017
A new study reports that coal ash that comes from high-uranium deposits in China shows dangerous levels of radiation, making it unsafe to reuse as a bindin...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
AUG 16, 2017
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees can improve the trees’ ability...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
MAY 16, 2017
A nuclear material processing facility overseen by the Department of Energy declared emergency May 9, due to the partial collapse of its transport tunnel....
Written By:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
MAY 03, 2017
Earth & The Environment
MAY 03, 2017
In order to determine pollution levels in roadside soils where mostly diesel vehicles are driven, scientists from the University of Cincinnati embarked to ...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 07, 2017
Videos
FEB 07, 2017
Mostly when we think of farms we generate an image of big fields of tilled earth. These farms all require soil, and can officially be called geoponics. Per...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 20, 2016
Videos
JUL 20, 2016
In the United States, the US Geological Survey labs are responsible for testing millions of samples from around the country and the world. Tests that measu...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2015
Earth & The Environment
NOV 01, 2015
California’s drought is well into its fourth year. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency over it, and more recently water res...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
SEP 15, 2015
Microbiology
SEP 15, 2015
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible plants to fight off bacteria that ca...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
AUG 14, 2015
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million cases in the U.S. annually. The means b...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUL 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
JUL 27, 2015
Arsenic is a chemical element known to be carcinogenic, and it contaminates many foods that contain rice (Environmental Working Group). There is not a calc...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 14, 2015
Health & Medicine
APR 14, 2015
The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western Carolina University still clad in ...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
MAR 18, 2015
Francisco Delgado Vargas, from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), researches the use of the plant Typha domingensis in reducing bacterial contamin...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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