Heavy metal contamination of soils has emerged as a significant environmental concern, primarily due to its detrimental impact on food quality, groundwater, micro-organisms, and plant growth. Human ...

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 ...

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The early morning sun shines on an abandoned home on Huss Avenue near the corner of East 59th Street in Slavic Village in April 2014 on the day before it was demolished to remove the hazard. Because ...

Gabriel Filippelli receives funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. As spring phases into summer across the U.S., kids are spending more time outdoors. Playing outside is ...