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Corby metal pollution may harm people, study says

Testing near Deene Quarry and a Weldon slag heap turned up cadmium and arsenic in soil; the regulator, for its part, saw nothing worrying.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Weekend Edition
Published 9:19 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by BBC: “Corby metal pollution may harm people, says study”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 9:19 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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BBCCorby metal pollution may harm people, says study

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA study in Corby says metal pollution may harm people.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThirty citizen scientists tested fifty-two freshwater sites and found elevated nickel and cadmium, plus cadmium and arsenic in the soil.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Environment Agency says it has not found evidence that could cause significant harm.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentVolunteers with jars found metals, and the agency says it found no evidence.

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