Researchers investigating crops grown in soil contaminated by the 2015 mining disaster in Brazil discovered that toxic metals are moving from the earth into edible plants. Bananas, cassava, and cocoa ...

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Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP), in collaboration with the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL), have identified high levels of toxic substances in plastic toys sold in Brazil.

Researchers warn of potentially toxic elements in bananas grown in the Mariana disaster region of Brazil, where the Fundão dam broke in 2015. According to the results, this fruit, as well as cassava ...

Scientists specializing in soil geochemistry, environmental engineering, and health affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP) and the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES) in Brazil and ...

More than 3 billion pounds of avocados were imported from Mexico to the United States in 2024, according to The Wall Street Journal. That’s a lot of guacamole for your Purdue University basketball ...