Growing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health

ScienceDaily
Apr 15, 2025, 9:12 pm129 pts
Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed, a new study has found.

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