{"id":143029,"date":"2021-10-26T09:38:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T00:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=143029&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-10-26T09:38:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T00:38:52","slug":"lead-and-mercury-detected-on-former-kyushu-university-farm","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/lead-and-mercury-detected-on-former-kyushu-university-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead and Mercury Detected On Former Kyushu University Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High levels of lead and mercury were detected in the soil of the former site of Kyushu University\u2019s farm ground. The 4700-m2 plot in Kasuya Town was slatted for redeveloped by Kasuya Town, while the university will replace the contaminated soil soon. The university\u2019s faculty of agriculture used the farm ground until last March. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20211021\/5010013692.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=7842673&amp;ymd=2021-10-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-143030\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_9589.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_9589.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_9589.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_9589.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_9589.jpg?w=1474&amp;ssl=1 1474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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