Below is a curated list of articles from around the world relating to the topic of soil toxicity and the need from improved regulatory oversight.

Heavy metal accumulation and food safety of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) amended by bioslurry and chemical fertilizer application

Meskelu, T., Senbeta, A.F., Keneni, Y.G. et al. (2024). Food Science & Nutrition, 12(10): 7449-7460.

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Popular protein powders found to contain dangerous heavy metals.

Clean Label Project (2025)

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Response characteristics of soil Cd availability to microbes in paddy soil with long-term fertilization and its impact on Cd uptake in rice.

Yuan, Sh., Chen, P., Zhou, W. et al. (2024). Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 957, 177680.

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Toxic effects of cadmium on the growth and predation capacity of the predator Orius sauteri.

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 5, 68. Kou, J., Zhu, Z.-Y., Wang, S., Zhang Y. et al. (2024).

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Effect of fertilization on the accumulation and health risk for heavy metals in native Andean potatoes in the highlands of Perú.

Toxicology Reports, Vol. 12, 594-606. Orellana-Mendoza, E., Camel, V., Yallico, L., Quispe-Coquil, V. et al. (2024).

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The effect of fertilizers on soil total and available cadmium in China: A meta-analysis.

Agronomy, 14, 978. Zhao, X., Li, L., Xue, L., Hu, Y. et al. (2024).

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