Wednesday 20 December 2017

Polluted woods: Leaves contaminate soil with hydrocarbon

(Università Ca' Foscari Venezia) Researchers have identified natural hydrocarbons in woods and farmlands that had been fertilized with artificial fertilizer, compost or digestate in the past ten years. Soil samples showed high levels of hydrocarbons, especially for samples taken in the woods with concentrations that reached up to four times the legal limit

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2BmTejt

No comments:

Post a Comment