phytoremediation

PFAS chemicals — found in nonstick pans, firefighting foam, and food packaging — have quietly con...

Rice you eat regularly — including white rice, rice flour, and baby rice cereals — absorbs arseni...

Nickel pollution from mining contaminates soils near farms and parks worldwide, and these finding...

Weeds in your yard or local park may already be quietly evolving in response to pollution, and un...

It means the phosphorus that would otherwise pollute your local waterways could instead end up ba...

Vegetables and fruits grown in PFAS-contaminated soil — including produce from farms near industr...

The corn on your dinner plate may contain less toxic cadmium because of invisible fungal threads ...

Cadmium from industrial pollution and some fertilizers quietly accumulates in rice and wheat grow...

'eco-friendly' compostable bags you use for garden waste or groceries may be leaving behind soil ...

Every road, parking lot, and driveway near your garden or local park is a source of tire particle...

The fruits and vegetables in your garden may already be absorbing microscopic plastic particles t...

Those green specks covering your local pond could soon produce the vaccines and medicines your fa...

It could lead to safer, more nutritious vegetables grown in selenium-contaminated soils, reducing...

PFOA 'forever chemicals' are silently contaminating soils near farms, parks, and gardens worldwid...

Cadmium from industrial runoff and certain fertilizers quietly builds up in agricultural soil and...

Cadmium from contaminated farmland ends up in the food you eat, and this approach shows that farm...

Heavy metals from mining and industry contaminate soils worldwide, and this naturally-occurring b...

It shows that planting sunflowers alongside beneficial soil microbes could one day restore pollut...

Contaminated soil near old industrial sites, mines, or agricultural land affects the safety of fo...

Contaminated soil near industrial areas, old farms, and urban parks can silently poison the food ...

Waterways near farms — and the parks, wetlands, and drinking water sources downstream — are quiet...

Cadmium-contaminated soil can enter the food chain through vegetables grown in affected areas, an...

BPA from plastics contaminates garden soils and urban green spaces, and this research suggests th...

The vegetables grown on farmland near old industrial sites or heavily fertilized fields may carry...

Wheat in your bread may be grown in soils stressed by pollution and drought, and these low-cost s...

Contaminated soil from industrial sites, old farms, and roadside runoff affects the safety of gar...

The soybeans in your grocery store's tofu and edamame increasingly come from acidic soils where a...

Houseplants or garden herbs you already grow may be quietly protecting your lungs by releasing fr...

Contaminated soil near old industrial sites, roadsides, or even urban gardens can pass heavy meta...

Plastic mulch films and packaging fragments building up in your garden soil could soon be broken ...

It shows that contaminated land written off as unusable could still grow valuable medicinal plant...

Cadmium — a toxic heavy metal from fertilizers, industrial runoff, and polluted soils — quietly a...

Heavy metals like lead and cadmium can silently accumulate in vegetables grown in contaminated so...

Vegetables and legumes grown in contaminated urban or industrial soils can quietly accumulate lea...

Rice you buy at the grocery store may have been grown in arsenic-contaminated soil, and this rese...

Vegetables and grains grown in mercury-contaminated soil absorb the metal, meaning it can end up ...

Wetland plants growing along contaminated streams or drainage ditches near old industrial sites a...

Soil contaminated with lead and cadmium from old pipes, industrial sites, or traffic pollution ca...

Microplastics from your garden runoff, local parks, and stormwater drains end up in rivers and ev...

It reveals that the wild plants growing in contaminated lots, roadsides, and brownfields near you...

Cadmium and fungicide runoff from nearby farms can quietly contaminate the water used to irrigate...

Wetland plants filtering the runoff from your local park or agricultural fields are quietly being...

Wetland plants growing along the edges of ponds, rivers, and constructed water-treatment marshes ...

Sewage sludge commonly spread on farm fields and parks as fertilizer carries toxic 'forever chemi...

PFAS chemicals are already showing up in drinking water, garden soil, and the food supply — and t...

Wheat grown in heavy-metal-contaminated soil can carry cadmium and lead into the bread on your ta...

Cadmium — a toxic heavy metal from industrial pollution and some phosphate fertilizers — silently...

Arsenic naturally contaminates soils in many regions and can silently enter leafy vegetables like...

Rare earth metals from discarded electronics and industrial waste are quietly building up in farm...

If your vegetables were grown in a field that previously used plastic mulch, the residual plastic...

Lead-contaminated wetlands and waterways border parks, neighborhoods, and farms worldwide, and un...

Vegetables like napa cabbage grown in soil near old industrial areas or heavily trafficked roads ...

If your neighborhood sits near an old factory, a busy road, or land with a history of industrial ...

Heavy metals like lead and cadmium quietly accumulate in vegetable gardens near roads, old indust...

The plastic fragments washing off your garden mulch, synthetic turf, or nearby roadway are silent...

If citric acid — a cheap, food-safe compound — can protect vegetables grown in lead-contaminated ...

Knowing that plants have a built-in chemical signal that helps them survive heavy-metal-contamina...

Arsenic quietly enters the vegetables and grains grown in contaminated soil, meaning the food on ...

Lettuce and other leafy greens grown with recycled wastewater can absorb trace amounts of pharmac...

Same fungi quietly working in your garden soil could be harnessed to detoxify polluted vacant lot...

Rivers used to grow food crops and supply drinking water are quietly accumulating drugs and cosme...

Vegetables and grains you eat are grown in soils increasingly laced with pesticide residues and p...

Cheap, plant-based soil restoration means degraded land near mining communities — land that could...

Food grown in soil near nuclear accident sites or uranium mines can carry radioactive particles i...

Microplastics are already turning up inside vegetable roots, garden soil, and the worms that aera...

Broccoli and other brassicas readily absorb cadmium from contaminated soils, so a simple, low-cos...

The same pairing of compost and deep-rooted trees that rescued stripped mine land in four years i...

Same friendly bacteria already living in healthy garden soil could soon be harnessed to protect y...

Bacteria quietly working in your garden soil produce enzymes that help your plants fight drought,...

Land and water around coal mines often contaminate food, drinking water, and ecosystems that comm...

Microplastics shed from plastic mulch, irrigation tubing, and synthetic garden materials enter yo...

Same industrial contamination that concentrates heavy metals in wild coastal plants can also affe...

Cadmium from industrial runoff can reach the streams, rivers, and reservoirs that feed our drinki...

Copper buildup in garden and farm soils from fertilizers and fungicides quietly poisons the soil ...

Bacteria-algae partnerships described could one day make the fertilizers, fish feed, and biofuels...

Cattails growing at the edge of your local pond or wetland are actively pulling toxic metals like...

Lotus plants grown in polluted ponds — including ornamental water gardens — can accumulate toxic ...

The vegetables and grains you eat may carry invisible chemical baggage — heavy metals, industrial...

Understanding how certain plants recruit helpful soil microbes to survive in polluted ground coul...

Pig farm runoff is one of the leading causes of algae blooms that choke lakes and rivers, and thi...

3,5-diCQA is naturally abundant in plants you may already grow or eat — including coffee, articho...

Pond plants quietly cleaning your local wastewater could soon power homes — turning something you...

Fast-growing bamboo planted near contaminated industrial or post-nuclear sites could pull radioac...

Choosing the right plant to grow on or near a contaminated brownfield, old gas station site, or i...

Contaminated soil near old mines can leach manganese into waterways and vegetable gardens downhil...

Privet hedges common in gardens and parks worldwide are far more than ornamental — they contain p...

Copper from old mine dumps can leach into the soil of nearby farms and gardens, and the 'natural'...

Vegetables grown in cadmium-contaminated soil near industrial areas or heavily fertilized farmlan...

Plants growing in your local pond or wetland may be quietly cleaning up industrial pollution that...

Same bacterial molecules that help plants absorb iron in polluted soils could one day be used to ...

Contaminated soil near old industrial sites, roads, or farms can silently poison food crops and g...

Contaminated soil from industrial runoff or heavy metals can end up in the vegetables you grow or...

Millions of acres of old mining land sit barren and leaching toxic metals into nearby waterways —...

Choosing the right plants to clean up cadmium-contaminated soil in your neighborhood could soon d...

Water hyacinth — that fast-spreading plant choking up lakes and waterways worldwide — could be de...

That murky blue water you've seen downstream from textile factories could be cleaned using the sa...

Soil contaminated with industrial nanoparticles can leach into your vegetable garden or local wat...

Dandelions growing in your yard or local park contain a natural compound that scientists have now...

Runoff from fertilized lawns and farms overloads local ponds and streams with phosphorus, trigger...

Vegetables and grains grown near industrial sites or heavily fertilized fields silently accumulat...

Microplastics are now found in garden soil, tap water, and the vegetables you eat — and understan...

Vegetables and cooking oils grown in soil near roads, old industrial sites, or heavily fertilized...

Vegetables grown in or near contaminated land — whether near a dump, old industrial site, or heav...

Mangroves filter the coastal water that feeds fisheries and beaches you may visit, and antibiotic...

Cadmium from fertilizers and industrial runoff quietly accumulates in garden soil and food crops,...

Wetland plants growing near industrial sites or polluted waterways could clean up toxic heavy met...

Wheat grown in soil near old industrial sites or heavily fertilized farmland can absorb lead into...

Clothes we wear are often dyed with toxic chemicals, and this research brings us closer to afford...

Duckweed grows explosively fast on water surfaces you've seen in ponds and lakes, and now that sc...

It offers a natural, low-cost way to detoxify the soil in gardens, farms, and parks near industri...

Vegetables you eat may be grown in soils where nearby mining has quietly changed the underground ...

Lithium leaching from battery manufacturing and mining sites can accumulate in garden soils and f...

Camelthorn is a tough desert plant that stabilizes eroding soils and cleans up heavy metal pollut...

Leafy greens and root vegetables grown in contaminated urban or industrial soils can quietly accu...

Crude oil spills don't stay at industrial sites — they leach into surrounding soil, groundwater, ...

It offers a low-cost, chemical-free toolkit — using plant's own signaling molecules — that farmer...

Sunflowers planted to clean up a contaminated lot already carry hidden bacterial allies inside th...

Lead from old paint, fuel residue, or industrial sites can linger in your garden soil for decades...

Chromium-contaminated soil from industrial sites can quietly poison the vegetables in community g...

Toxic pollution from roads, old industrial sites, and urban runoff quietly accumulates in the soi...

It means the humble living crust forming on old mine dumps near your community is actively protec...

Understanding how a desert-hardy plant recruits helpful soil microbes could teach us how to grow ...

Heavy metals from urban runoff and industrial pollution silently accumulate in the soil and water...

PFAS chemicals from industrial pollution and treated sewage sludge used as fertilizer have contam...

4-nonylphenol washes off your clothes, dishes, and garden pesticides into waterways, where it qui...

Rivers and streams that feed your garden hose, your local park's pond, and your drinking water su...

Painkillers you flush down the drain or that leach from landfills can end up in your garden soil ...

The soil in your vegetable garden or the park where your kids play may harbor invisible carcinoge...

Lead and copper from old shooting ranges can leach into the groundwater and streams that feed you...

Quercetin in your garden onions, the isoflavones in your homegrown soybeans, and the puerarin in ...

Oil-contaminated soil is dead soil — nothing grows in it — and this research points toward a natu...

Same persistent chemical pollutants — from pesticides to industrial waste — that end up in contam...

Trace levels of blood pressure drugs in rivers and streams are silently accumulating in the water...

Microplastics are now found in garden soil, compost, and the food you grow — and the promise of m...

Pesticides sprayed on farms and gardens don't just vanish—they linger in soil and groundwater, bu...

Skatole accumulates in manure-treated soils and can stunt plant roots and harm soil microbes — un...

The rivers and lakes near petroleum pipelines that feed your city's water supply could one day be...

Algae and salt-tolerant plants growing in coastal ponds or runoff channels could naturally strip ...

Contaminated brownfields and roadside soils laced with asphalt-related chemicals could be cleaned...

Plants growing in contaminated or industrial soils could one day be harvested to recover rare-ear...

If your water source near an industrial or nuclear site is even slightly contaminated, the way yo...

Vegetables and fruits in your garden may contain microscopic healing particles that scientists ar...

Microbes living in your garden soil are constantly breaking down dead plant material, and underst...

PFAS chemicals from pesticides, packaging, and industrial runoff contaminate the soil and water u...

Contaminated soil near old industrial sites, roads, and some treated lumber can quietly leach ars...

The banana peels and carrot tops you toss in the compost could be quietly solving one of fashion'...

Heavy metals from pollution, fertilizers, and industrial runoff can accumulate in garden soil and...

Algae and aquatic plants growing in the polluted pond or reservoir near you could soon be harvest...

Familiar backyard and garden plants you may already grow — mugwort, wormwood, and related Artemis...

These iron enzymes are responsible for making the natural compounds that give plants their flavor...

Cadmium from fertilizers and industrial runoff quietly accumulates in garden soil and gets taken ...

Plants that can pull toxic metals out of soil could help clean up contaminated gardens, former in...

Antibiotics that survive wastewater treatment end up in rivers and soils — the same water used to...

Rivers flowing through Ghana's farming regions are now laced with mining chemicals, meaning the c...

Wastewater used to irrigate gardens and farms can carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria into the so...

Cadmium from factories contaminates waterways and soils where your food is grown, and these bacte...

Pesticides and chemicals used on farms and lawns can linger in soil and water far longer than lab...

PFAS 'forever chemicals' from non-stick cookware, food packaging, and industrial runoff are now d...

Oil spills and plastic pollution don't just harm oceans — they seep into soil, killing the microb...

Flame retardant chemicals from furniture, electronics, and building materials wash into soil and ...

Chlorinated solvents from dry cleaners and industrial sites quietly seep into the groundwater tha...

Same flawed tests that fail to accurately measure chemical breakdown are used to approve pesticid...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can contaminate the soil and water used to grow your food, and this...

Engineered fungal enzymes like laccases could soon be deployed to break down pesticide residues a...

Cadmium from industrial contamination quietly accumulates in garden vegetables and leafy greens g...

Antibiotic runoff from farms soaks into the soil and waterways you use to grow food, disrupting t...

Halogenated pollutants like old pesticides and industrial chemicals contaminate the soil in garde...

Toxic industrial chemicals that have quietly accumulated in garden beds, farmland, and park soils...

Sulfonamide antibiotics flushed into waterways end up in the irrigation water and soil of farms a...

Textile dye pollution can reach the water used to irrigate farms and gardens, and a cheap bacteri...

Microplastics are now found in garden soil, compost, and even in the vegetables we eat, and disco...

That 'compostable' cup or plant pot you threw in your green bin likely won't break down in your l...

Same AI-guided microbial engineering described here is being applied to develop greener fertilize...

Textile dye runoff that reaches rivers and streams blocks sunlight and poisons the water that irr...

Microplastic pollution from PET bottles and packaging is accumulating in garden soils and farmlan...

Ibuprofen flushed down drains ends up in rivers and irrigation water, meaning the painkillers in ...

Bacteria that evolved to digest crude oil underground could be harnessed to clean petroleum-conta...

Antibiotic residues from farms and wastewater contaminate garden soil and the food you grow in it...

Same wastewater that irrigates community gardens, parks, and agricultural fields carries antibiot...

A compound found in plants — not a synthetic drug — showed promise as a treatment for a serious d...

Metformin washes off farms and gardens through runoff and irrigation water, accumulating in soils...

Vegetables and fruits irrigated with river water downstream of these treatment plants can absorb ...

PCB-contaminated soil stunts or kills garden plants and accumulates in vegetables you grow — know...

Arsenic from contaminated groundwater moves into soil and gets absorbed by crops like rice and le...

Oil and chemical-laden water dumped from ships pollutes the same oceans that cycle nutrients into...

Landfill leachate seeping into surrounding soil can silently load heavy metals like arsenic into ...

Treated wastewater increasingly flows into rivers and irrigation canals that feed vegetable farms...

Coal chemical wastewater discharged into rivers and soil can poison the groundwater feeding your ...