Electron Microscopy Helps Get to the Root of Soil Pollution

 Electron Microscopy Helps Get to the Root of Soil Pollution

by Martina Vítková, Associate Professor, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Contamination of soil caused by human activity is a long-term problem that is difficult to solve. Metals and other potentially hazardous elements remain in the soil for many years and their excess levels are a threat to all living organisms, including humans. Therefore, researchers are studying ways to not only accurately identify unwanted risk elements in the soil, but also to minimize their hazards. Electron microscopy is critical to this research.

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