This link's reference for "solar panels leach [cadmium] into the soil and water as the panels age" is a paper that simulated *landfill conditions* on CdTe solar

This link's reference for "solar panels leach [cadmium] into the soil and water as the panels age" is a paper that simulated *landfill conditions* on CdTe solar cells. In the study linked, the solar panels were ball-milled and then suspended in anaerobic sludge. This is not comparable to suggesting solar panels will leach cadmium and lead into the soil underneath them during their normal operation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607867/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607867/