Urban gardening is on the rise in cities across America. But in so-called legacy cities like Buffalo, where lead and other contaminants have seeped into the soil over decades of heavy industry, it can ...

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Mechanochemical remediation is emerging as a promising technique for the treatment of soils contaminated with a diverse range of hazardous substances, including heavy metals and persistent organic ...

Red splotches on a map highlight former orchard lands in Yakima, all potential areas where soil still could be contaminated with lead and arsenic from pesticides sprayed around 100 years ago. At an ...

Anthony Drouin, residuals management supervisor, collects samples of sludge on June 10. He'll test them for PFAS. Wastewater plants get their sludge tested a few times a year, depending on their size.