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Heavy Metal Pollution exposed after 2023 Nova Kakhovka Dam Attack in Ukraine

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Kakhovka Dam destruction , By Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023 , Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=133368474 Kakhovka dam attack exposed 'toxic time bomb' of heavy metal pollution (Julia ROBINSON, RSC   Chemistry World ; 18 March 2025) https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/kakhovka-dam-attack-exposed-toxic-time-bomb-of-heavy-metal-pollution/4021155.article Featured Research Article: Environmental effects of the Kakhovka Dam destruction by warfare in Ukraine (SHUMILOVA et al. , 2025) https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn8655 Ukraine|Nova Kakhovka Dam Breach , ERCC ; CC BY-SA 4.0 International , Link

Immobilization of Chromium from Ni-Co Laterite Mine Tailings - Palawan, Philippines

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Palawan Island, Philippines ,  Milenioscuro ;  CC BY-SA 4.0 International ,  Link Immobilization of Chromium by Iron Oxides in Nickel-Laterite Mine Tailings (DELINA et al. , 2025) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.4c05383 Also... Palawan imposes 50-year mining moratorium (Geraldford TICKE and Jordeene B. LAGARE, Inquirer.net ; March 9, 2025) https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2041339/palawan-imposes-50-year-mining-moratorium UNESCO World Heritage Site Puerto Princessa Subterranean River National Park https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/652/ Puerto Princessa Subterranean River Cave, Stalactites, Palawan, Philippines , Vyacheslav ARGENBERG ; CC BY-SA 4.0 International , Link

Hydrogeochemical study on Groundwater quality from a Nubian Sandstone aquifer near Lake Nasser, Egypt

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Lake Nasser location ,  Mark DINGEMANSE ;  CC BY-SA 2.5 ,  Link Study of the hydrogeochemical processes and its impact on the quality of groundwater in the area between Abu Simbil and Tushka, Western Desert, Egypt (MOHALLEL, 2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-90669-x Lake Nasser, Egypt ,  European Space Agency (ESA) ;  CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO ,  Link