CellWell record HH-76764
Lead pollution in soils within the African mining landscapes: current status, impacts, and nature-based interventions
Mutinta Malawo Matungu; Phenny Mwaanga; Theodore Mulembo Mwamba; Lee Mudenda; Stephen Syampungani
2026
In plain language
A review of 92 articles from 2000 to 2024 found soil lead above permissible limits in West and Southern Africa, with monitoring gaps elsewhere and biochar-assisted phytoremediation promising but unproven at scale.
- Evidence
- Emerging
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