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Re:Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues by abakker on Friday December 15, 2017 @04:07PM (#15935126)
It is worth noting that not all crops absorb toxic metals in the soil, and some crops/plants sequester certain metals extremely well - (Kale/Thorium, Garlic/Selenium). Possibly we could use certain crops to ameliorate certain metal toxins.
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Re:Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues by haZard_OS on Saturday December 16, 2017 @01:27AM (#15938124)
We already do. It's called phytoremediation. Some of us even make a pretty decent living specializing in the field.
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