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    SSUK Editorial
    • May 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    Heavy metal head scratcher - 20% of urban garden soils contaminated with toxic levels of lead: Study

    A new study of soil lead levels in urban vegetable gardens in Australia made headlines last week with its finding that a whopping fifth...

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    SSUK Editorial
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Thriving gardens aren't necessarily safe - and can probably still be more productive

    It's a common misconception that just because plants appear to be thriving, the soil they grow in must be free from contamination. Not so!

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    SSUK Editorial
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Beware the dangers of adding ash to your soil: It’s risky and could be harming you and the soil

    Among the many things we have learned about ourselves during the pandemic and ensuing lockdown and restrictions, one stands out. We are a...

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    SSUK Editorial
    • Aug 18, 2020
    • 5 min

    Get the lead out: Lead soil contamination is more common than we think - and it can be dangerous

    Credit: Alchemist-HP We probably all come into contact with lead in the course of our lives. It is as ubiquitous as its usefulness...

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    SSUK Editorial
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Fans of ‘grow your own’ fruit and veg urged to test soil for safety before eating lockdown harvest

    London – Britain’s legions of ‘grow your own’ gardeners are being urged to ensure their soil is safe before they consume their...

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    SSUK Editorial
    • Mar 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Who is Simon Kuznets? 20th-century economist behind the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)

    EKC posits that in the process of acquiring wealth countries initially tend to get dirtier and clean up later as they get richer.

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    SSUK Editorial
    • Mar 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Safe Soil UK: Bringing urban soil testing to the masses

    Is our garden polluted? A simple question that was surprisingly difficult to answer and proved to be the genesis of SSUK

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