Garbage in, garbage out! Avoiding that cliché and its consequences is why farmers, agronomists and companies supplying robotic equipment that pulls soil samples put so much emphasis on laying out ...

ABSTRACT: Heavy metal contamination from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is increasingly recognized as a global issue, impacting soil quality and public health. In Tanzania, while ASGM ...

Update: A minibus spending package passed by the House of Representatives on January 8, 2026, effectively cancels the Mars Sample Return program by eliminating almost all funding for future missions.

Soil testing begins with the homeowner, gardener, and farmer. The most critical step in soil testing is soil sample collection. Soil testing can help growers make informed decisions about fertilizer ...

Wildfire survivors across Los Angeles County are discovering that the most dangerous consequence from a wildfire isn’t always visible. Lead, arsenic, and other toxic metals could be hiding deep in ...

Many toxic chemicals are hidden in soil and pose a risk to human, animal, and plant health. But a team of researchers has discovered a new approach that detects these polluting compounds, even if they ...

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Labor Department's economic statistics arm said on Wednesday it was reducing the Consumer Price Index collection sample in areas across the country due to ...

1 International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia 2 Departamento de Producción Agraria, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas (ETSIAAB), ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, April 15, unanimously approved reallocating $3 million toward soil testing in the Eaton fire burn area following the results of a county study ...

Soil testing revealed concerning levels of lead on properties downwind of the Eaton fire, as well as isolated “hot spots” of contamination in the Palisades fire area As much as 80% of soil samples ...