Weed-derived compounds in Serbian groundwater could contribute to endemic kidney disease
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
People living in Balkan farming villages along the Danube River have long suffered from a unique type of kidney disease known as Balkan endemic nephropathy. Recently, scientists linked the disorder to compounds from a local weed that could be taken up into food crops from the soil. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology have discovered that contaminated groundwater could be another important source of human exposure.