Roughly One-Sixth of Croplands Globally Polluted With Toxic Heavy Metals, Researchers Say

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesApr 18, 2025, 7:11 pm617 ptsHotTop
Roughly one-sixth of croplands globally — 14 to 17 percent, or approximately 598 million acres — are contaminated by one or more toxic heavy metals like arsenic, cobalt, cadmium, copper, lead and nickel at levels exceeding human health and agricultural safety thresholds, a new study has found. Heavy metals…

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