Why is a Los Angeles-based foundation funding soil testing of 1,200 homes for toxic substances such as lead and arsenic in the Palisades and Altadena fire zones? Because federal agencies overseeing ...

A worker watches as debris is removed from a portion of Palisades High School that sustained damage from the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 19, 2025. (TNS) — A group of ...

Regular soil testing and pH management are essential components of modern, sustainable crop production. Understanding and ...

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

The hidden crisis from the devastating wildfires in January affected those who did not lose their homes. However, the onslaught of smoke and ash from the wind-whipped urban fires in the Palisades and ...

Soil, vegetation and water can be contaminated with natural and artificial radionuclides, including in agricultural, forest and urban environments. How to check and measure such contamination in soil ...

A study conducted by Texas A&M University researchers deduced that toxic levels of lead found in the soil of some Fifth Ward residential areas are “four times the levels for Texas overall,” according ...

It has been nearly two years since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would direct Union Pacific Railroad to test for toxic chemicals in Houston's Fifth Ward neighborhood. The ...

A no-cost soil sampling program is now available for Hoosier farmers. Indiana’s Mississippi River Basin Soil Sampling Program is a no-cost program with a focus on increasing the knowledge and use of ...

Study results showed the highest detectable concentrations of heavy metals were lead, barium and chromium. All samples except for lead had less than or the same levels expected for an urban area. The ...