Although urban community gardening can offer health, social, environmental, and economic
benefits, these benefits must be weighed against the potential health risks stemming from …

Kaolin exploitation remains a financially sustained profit making mining industry that
continues to contribute positively to national economies of the world. Its occurrence in Africa …

The integration of urban green spaces into modern city planning is seen as a promising tool
to offset the drawbacks of ever-expanding cities. Urban agriculture is a common method to …

On a bright late-September afternoon, Mary Bleach showed visitors around the community
garden near her apartment in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. The sunflowers were …

Community gardens are often seen as a means for producing sustainable food resources in
urban communities. However, the presence of trace metals and metalloids such as lead …

Noncompliance is most often understood in the public policy literature as a problem of
implementation and enforcement. Yet, this perhaps normative focus misses the role of …

Considering that community members continue to garden in and near environments
impacted by pollutants known to negatively impact human health, this paper seeks to …

Community-engaged soil testing projects fill gaps in an environmental regulatory system that
does not meet the needs of people facing lead pollution in the United States. Lead has long …

A total of 69 soil samples from 20 community gardens in New York City (New York, USA)
were collected and analyzed for 23 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and black …

Copper Chrome Arsenic (CCA) is a potent wood preservative. It is currently the dominant
wood preservative used in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Internationally, CCA has been phased …