Online shops in China are selling so-called bank soil, claiming it was dug up from outside major Chinese banks and can bring wealth and good fortune to buyers. The price of the “bank soil” can ...

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“The acidic waste spill into the Kafue River will set back Zambia-China relations in a very damaging way,” Matambo said. […] “While [concern about environmental hazards associated with ...

Samples were obtained from surface soils of five well-known oil fields from different geographic regions of China. This study aimed at addressing the following questions: (i) What is the microbial ...