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Nanoplastics in soil: how soil type and pH influence mobility. ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 17, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250409115049.htm ...
In Altadena and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., reconstruction has begun despite the fact that the soil on affected properties has not been tested for toxic substances. The Federal ...
And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is capturing the attention of serious gardeners. Among them is Christopher Hallett. He's a farm manager at Growing Hope Urban ...
When it comes to the land, the European Union faces a reckoning: 60–70% of its soils are considered unhealthy, resulting in soil degradation. That costs €50 billion (US$55 billion) annually ...
But are there sustainable and climate-friendly ways to restore and promote soil health in agricultural land? Yes, says a research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ).
If your precious plants keep mysteriously dying no matter what you try, it might be time to invest in a soil moisture meter. These handy devices tell you when your plant needs more water ...
Iowans are finally starting to see some warmer weather after the start to spring included blizzards, high winds and hail. Temperatures have finally made it into the 50s to end March, leaving those ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators ...
Gerry Wright, a biochemist at McMaster University who led the research, says lariocidin was found in a bacteria called Paenibacillus that was “cultivated from a soil sample that we obtained here ...
Isar Aerospace will try again on March 30, weather permitting. The first orbital rocket to launch from continental Europe is nearing its debut. Germany-based Isar Aerospace has scrubbed another ...
In an ideal funeral, children, parents, siblings, and spouses take turns dropping freshly dug soil onto the coffin as an act of honour and respect for the departed soul. Although the sound of soil ...