Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey Countyβs agriculture industry, and the workers who pick the produce.
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.
The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Islandβs last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.
Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds βby several orders of magnitude,β the agency said.