In 2020, the City of Lausanne found that large areas of its soil had been contaminated with dioxins, which are chlorinated organic compounds. This pollution was due mainly to combustion-reliant ...

Soil contaminated with harmful perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) is difficult to clean, a complete remediation is often not possible. Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl ...

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 ...

Soils can be contaminated by toxins when manmade structures burn. Humans exposed to these toxic contaminants—especially vulnerable populations like children and pregnant people—can be at a risk for ...

Reworld’s iconic red-and-white smokestack, a familiar sight for drivers passing Brooks on Interstate 5, will come down by ...

Federal "brownfield" grants will help Georgia communities assess and clean contaminated properties, paving the way for ...

Lakeland officials have gotten an estimate of what it will cost to clean up the source of the foul odor in Southwest Lakeland. City commissioners unanimously approved spending $947,192 on Monday for ...