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  1. Phytoremediation

    Science · Science · · posted by michael · from the nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind dept. · 15 comments
    Mr.Intel writes "Wired has an article up about an 18 year old biology whiz who has done some very interesting research on phytoremediation (plants used to clean contaminated soil). This type of soil remediation is very eco-friendly compared to traditional methods but requires about 10 to 20 years to be effective. Marc Burell (the kid who did the experiments) used wheat to remove lead from soil in Mississippi."