Researchers warn of risks posed by ‘contaminants of emerging concern’ found in crops, agricultural soil

Published: 31 March 2026

A new international study offers insights into the health risks posed by crops’ absorption of “contaminants of emerging concern” (CECs) and flags knowledge gaps the authors say must be addressed....

Whalen offers expert view on status of soil health in Canada

Published: 6 October 2022

On September 29th, James McGill Professor Joann Whalen, Natural Resource Sciences, testified as an expert before Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on the topic of ...

Nouvelle technologie pour mesurer le CO2 du sol

Published: 2 July 2020

« Il suffit d’installer notre système au champ et de pousser sur le bouton ON, et le tour est joué », indique Viacheslav Adamchuk, professeur en génie des bioressources à l’Université McGill, en...

Gestion des sols et changements climatiques

Published: 27 March 2019

Lorsque des agriculteurs demandent à l’agronome Joann Whalen comment réduire leurs émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), elle leur répond qu’il leur suffit de modifier certaines de leurs...

New cause for concern over weedkiller glyphosate

Published: 14 March 2019

New research from McGill University reveals an overlooked impact that the widely used herbicide glyphosate may be having on the environment....

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