New soil testing by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by January’s catastrophic wildfires and cleared by ...

DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it will not conduct soil sampling at private properties damaged by the Palisades and Eaton fires, raising concerns about the risks of lingering contaminants and ...

Harvard researchers argue California should lower its cleanup goal for lead in soil from 80 milligrams per kilogram to 55 mg/kg. The scientists contend the state’s number is based on outdated science.

Soil pollution from pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals is a growing threat to global food security and public health. With nearly 80 percent of agricultural soils containing traces ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the results of the soil sampling it conducted in Henry County – amid claims that Evergy and other companies contaminated the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal cleanup crews prepare to clear debris from an Altadena home that was destroyed in the Eaton fire. (Allen J. Schaben / Los ...

Soil in properties downwind from the Eaton fire burn zone did indeed have soil containing lead levels above health-based screening thresholds, Los Angeles County Public Health officials said late ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is hosting a public meeting about a decades-long effort to clean up contamination in Santa Fe. According to officials, the Public ...

The Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners is considering a contract to remediate contaminated soil on the site of the county’s future campus for a new jail and behavioral care center. An item ...