Soil food webs are critical for maintaining ecosystem functions but are challenged by various stressors including climate change, habitat destruction and pollution. Although complex multitrophic ...

The geochemical baseline is an essential reference for distinguishing natural and anthropogenic environmental impacts. It is of great significance for evaluating the changes in chemical substance ...

Map showing where soil pollution by toxic metals is exceeding agricultural thresholds. Toxic and harmless metals are ubiquitous in soils, yet their worldwide distribution is still poorly known. A ...

Pesticides, heavy metals, micro- and nanoplastics in the soil and environmentally harmful chemicals can have a detrimental effect on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper published ...

In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury went into effect, designed to help curb mercury emissions and limit exposure across the globe. However, a new study of mercury levels in soil suggests that ...

Fertilisers are a major source of microplastic pollution in agricultural soil, a long-running experiment in the UK has shown, and this pollution has increased dramatically in the past 50 years.

As global air pollution policies successfully cut human-made emissions, an overlooked natural feedback loop is undermining ...

Nearly 18 months after MPCB directed action on Shivaji Park's dust pollution, BMC is considering soil suppression and ...