Thread: Do plants absorb toxins from the soil?
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Old 02-09-2006, 04:10 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Do plants absorb toxins from the soil?
Compostman wrote:
As part of a phytoremediation project at a Superfund site, The Army Corps of
Engineering is conducting an experiment to determine whether ferns will
remove arsenic from the soil.
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I think this is very interesting. Where can I read something about this?
Are there any press releases about this issue?
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