[Link] Toxic metals found in bananas after Brazil mining disaster

Toxic metals found in bananas after Brazil mining disaster

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 were found to absorb elements like lead and cadmium, with bananas showing a potential health risk...

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