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 metals and natural radioactive isotopes in phosphate and compound fertilisers and their impact on human health.

Łukaszek-Chmielewska, A., Rachwał, M., Rakowska, J. et al. (2025). Sci. Rep., 15, 33701.

24.10.25

Kinetics and potential risk of heavy metal release from commercial organic fertilizers in northern China

Wang, Y., Cheng, T.J., Cheng, H. (2025). Environmental Pollution, Vol. 385, 127126.

24.10.25

The effect of some phosphate fertilizers on the contamination of some heavy elements in the soil and white maize plants.

Rahim, M.H., Hamid, M.M. (2025). Mesopot. J. Agric., 53 (3): 87-97.

24.10.25

Toxic metal contamination and health risk assessment of packaged fruit juices for children in Gondar city, Ethiopia

Weldegebriel, F., Gizaw, Z., Gebrehiwot, M. et al. Sci Rep 15, 36868 (2025).

24.10.25

Cadmium in fertilisers used for cacao production: a case study in Colombia

López-Zuleta, S., Cifuentes, E.E.A., Quiroga-Mateus, R., et al. (2025). Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 1–16.

26.09.25

Cd is a heavily enriched heavy metal controlled by organic fertilizer use in facility farmland soils.

Zhang, M., Zou, G., Yang, Z., et al. (2025). Processes, 13, 1010.

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