Articles Tagged with ''contaminated soil''

Exposure to low levels of cadmium can block usual formation of cardiomyocytes, which are the major type of cells that form the heart.

The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) marked its 35th anniversary Dec. 14-17, 2022, at its first in-person annual meeting since 2019.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is taking steps to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) impacted soil in the vicinity of the Kahului Airport (OGG).

The largest pipeline rupture in America in a decade occurred on Dec. 7, impacting pastureland and spilling into a creek in Kansas about 150 miles northwest of Kansas City.

Army Corps of Engineers awarded the $27.6 million contract to Brice Engineering on Nov. 10. 

Research and regulatory attention to PFAS has grown dramatically in recent years, yet data about PFAS-contaminated sites are incomplete. Researchers recently proposed a “presumptive contamination” model to fill the gap.

With this $21 billion dollar investment, we have the opportunity to be the generation whose legacy is environmental clean up.

Scientists at Staffordshire University are driving research to understand the scale of plastic pollution in agricultural soils and its impact around the world.

The city of Decatur, IL has included planting acres of industrial hemp for soil remediation and erosion control as part of its water quality improvement plan. 

BWR can now proceed with the soil remediation as recommended by Pinchin and authorized by MECP.