Characteristics and formation of rain forest soils from Quaternary basalt in Leyte, Philippines

The classical view about soils of tropical rain forest ecosystems is that these soils are old, acidic, and infertile. It is now widely ackno...

Lead pollution due to vehicular emissions in urban areas in the Philippines

Lead (Pb) has been known to be toxic since ancient times. It is a widespread contaminant in soils and Pb poisoning is one of the most preval...

The causes of the Guinsaugon landslide

On 17 February 2006, a catastrophic landslide buried the village of Guinsaugon, the second largest village of St. Bernard town (Southern Le...

The problem of high levels of nickel in soils and plants in the ultramafic area in Samar, Philippines

Contributed by Janice P. Susaya, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea One of the heavy metals that commonly occur in elevated amounts in natural ...

A superheavy new element is named "copernicium"

Source: Website of GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt Element 112 in the periodic table is named in honor of the great ...

Heavy metals in the environment and their health effects

Heavy metals have a density of 6.0 g/cm3 or more (much higher than the average particle density of soils which is 2.65 g/cm3) and occur natu...

Environmental pollution and the safety of herbal and alternative medicinal products

There is scientific evidence that many over-the-counter health foods, neutraceuticals, and alternative medicinal products may not be safe. T...