3.09.2023

When nobody wins

Ukraine: How the war is making soil and water toxic

The news agency Reuters reported that at least 10.5 million hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine had been contaminated with chemicals, with ramifications for global food security.

Once those chemicals get into the soils and ground water, it may only be a matter of time before they are transmitted to humans via plants, animals, and drinking water.

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