Levels of heavy metals (Cr, Cd, On) are far above the thresholds in the soils of Campo de Cartagena, but still a hug amount of the vegetables grown here are sold all over Europe. @ecologistasenaccion.org have been warning the attempt to hide reality by regional government
#soilpollution

#CAS
A mini-review: Interactive effects of microplastics and typical pollutants on the soil-plant system.
Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/cas...
#SoilHealth #Microplastics #SoilPollution #PlantGrowth

Carabid beetles as potential bioindicators to track soil microplastics Explore how carabid beetles can serve as effective bioindicators for tracking soil microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems.

Ground beetles (Carabidae) are now being used to “read the soil” for microplastics contamination — ~1 in 3 beetles sampled had plastic pieces in their guts. Soil isn’t safe from plastic either. #SoilPollution #Microplastics #PlasticPollution

Simplified process flow diagram from Royal Society of Chemistry illustrating direct digestion and UV liberation methods in soil analysis. Diagram shows steps involving soil sample preparation, water addition, ultraviolet treatment, rotation, operation, and collection of the finished sample. Each step is visually connected by arrows.

Advances of the Week - Week 14
This #openaccess paper investigates whether elutriation (fluid flow separation) can help extract microplastics from soils by removing bulk soil first.
https://rsc.li/4nYsV5T
#ChemSky #AdvancesOfTheWeek #Microplastics #SoilPollution #EnvironmentalChemistry

Separation and Identification of Conventional Microplastics from Farmland Soils China Agricultural University. Presented here is a method for extracting microplastics from soil and identifying their polymer types. The method has been optimized for execution, applicability, and c...

A video protocol for extracting & identifying microplastics in farmland soils 🌱
💡 Easy-to-follow and optimised for standardisation across studies
🎥 From sample to μFTIR: everything's covered in this JoVE video + article
📄 dx.doi.org/10.3791/67064

#SoilScience #Microplastics #EGU_SSS #SoilPollution

Metal mining activities contribute substantially to #SoilPollution and elevated levels of potentially toxic elements

Rouhani et al review global impacts of lead-zinc mining ↘️

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Nice posters made by the JRC @ec.europa.eu to highlight 5 of the main issues associated with soil degradation in Europe and reported in the 'State of Soils in Europe' publication #soilorganiccarbon #soilcompaction #soilerosion #soilpollution #soilbiodiversity

esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/public_path/...

Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country. While the practice has been happening for decades, there are increasing concerns about potential pollution of ground...

The lesson is as old as time -- don't put waste on what we eventually eat. apnews.com/article/okla... #sewage #pollution #soilpollution #farms #fertilizer

EPA offers industrial polluters a way to avoid rules on mercury, arsenic and other toxic chemicals As part of a push to roll back dozens of environmental regulations, the Trump administration is offering coal-fired power plants and other industrial polluters a chance to receive exemptions from rule...

Knowing how close coal-fired power plants are to where you live/work/play is going to be increasingly important. #pollution #mercury #arsenic #benzene #coal #waterpollution #soilpollution apnews.com/article/trum...

#SoilPollution affects 👇

🍎the food we eat
🌬️the air we breath
💧the water we drink

Learn how contaminants can enter soil through various routes and affect our environment ➡️ buff.ly/K0kp6Kg

Can oxidative potential be a plant risk indicator for heavy metals contaminated soil? Analysis of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) metabolome based on machine learning Evaluating the plant risk of soil pollution by plant physiological indices usually requires a long cycle and has significant uncertainty. In this stud…

New EEH study: Oxidative potential (OP) is a faster, more stable indicator for plant risk in heavy metal-contaminated soil than traditional methods. Machine learning analysis of ryegrass metabolome reveals strong OP-stress response links. #EnvSci #SoilPollution
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Cola beverage reduces risk of lead poisoning from accidental ingestion of contaminated soil particles in rat and swine models - Nature Communications Accidental ingestion of Pb-contaminated soils represents a major route of Pb exposure for humans. Here, the authors show an effective and straightforward approach of drinking cola beverages to reduce ...

#soilpollution
#leadpoisoning

In 🐀 and 🐖 "cola [beverages]] exhibited much better effects than sprite in reducing the bioaccessibility of Pb in tested samples (PbCO3 and Soil 22), with no new precipitates formed after sprite treatment."

Perhaps in other animals as well
www.cdc.gov/lead-prevent...

What to know about toxic exposures from LA’s fires Fire and smoke-damaged homes contain all sorts of chemical risks, warn environmental health experts.

Burn sites can be a toxic waste dump, according to Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Burnt plastic, heavy metals some of the contaminants #LA #wildfires #airpollution #soilpollution #waterpollution #toxins @toximapp.bsky.social @lapublicpress.bsky.social lapublicpress.org/2025/01/toxi...

Biochar shown to reduce risks of DDT-contaminated soil Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to manag...

Swedish researchers find ways to clean up DDT contaminated soil with biochar. #soilpollution phys.org/news/2025-01...

In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said.

Some widely used fertilizer from waste sludge is riddled with forever chemicals, according to the FDA. #soilpollution #HealthyLiving #foreverchemicals #PFAS @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/c...

Hashtags to use to feature your post in the Soils feed: #Soil, #Soils, #SoilScience, #SoilManagement, #SoilGovernance, #SoilConservation, #SoilHealth, #SoilDegradation, #SoilErosion, #SoilPollution, #AgriculturalSoils, #UrbanSoils, #PeatSoils, #Desertification, #SoilRegeneration 🌱..to be expanded.

#SoilPollution and #WaterPollution are an invisible threat to #CardiovascularHealth: International research team warns of strong links between soil and water pollution and #cardiovascular disease...