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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 31, 2022Earth & The Environment
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JAN 31, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Fracking has long been a contentious issue in the public sphere. Detractors have long argued that we should leave the fo
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JAN 27, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Feral swine have been part of the American landscape for centuries, though they are not native. Pigs were released to th
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JAN 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
A recent meta-analysis of research studies published in Toxin Reviews found that cannabis plant absorption of heavy meta
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists in diverse lab settings often seek optimized technologies and methodologies that improve the quality of their
...
Sponsored By:
MilliporeSigma
NOV 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is made up of old or broken electronics we throw away. More than 50 million metric tons of
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
SEP 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With recent news of the world's coral supply standing at just 50% of what it was in the 1950s, any strategies for protec
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 03, 2021
Technology
Nuclear disasters can be devastating. When these accidents happen, such as Chernobyl in the Ukraine or Fukushima in Japa
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microplastics are being found throughout our world; they're in the oceans, in soil, and in our bodies, among other place
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from Duke University have developed four new tests capable of detecting toxic coal ash contamination in soil
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2021
Microbiology
As the climate warms and long-frozen surfaces begin to thaw, scientists are finding ancient animals and organisms. In so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2021
Microbiology
Oil drums full of old diesel fuel have accumulated and are contaminating soil at military outposts in Greenland that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) analyzes the speed at w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 01, 2021
Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Research released in the journal Science describes a new approach that can be used to synthesize valuable industry chemi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A recent report released from The Microbiology Society features soil health as one of the most urgent areas of concern.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the UK and France have discussed a mechanism of action behind the infamous Toxoplasma gondii
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can use advanced genomics techniques to mine samples for all the genetic material they contain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers say that a space rock that landed in Costa Rica on April 23rd, 2019, came from an asteroid that exists as a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 06, 2020
Plants & Animals
The Associated Press reports that the world's smallest and rarest wild pig species is undergoing its own virus lockd
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
You have probably heard the recent concerns about PFAS, otherwise known as per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or fore
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 28, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Industrial Engineering and Chemical Research describes the development of a smart
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have created a sensitive, super-fast test for five different serotypes of Salmonella which could
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes