Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by djbusby on Friday April 22, 2022 @12:02AM
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I wish I had more to point at rn but, hemp crops can help pull toxins from soil. Other crops too , can help with a "brown zone" but hemp (and it's cousin) get more press.
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Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by xyzwave on Friday April 22, 2022 @09:56AM
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Fungi also do this.
https://usfblogs.usfca.edu/sustainability/2022/02/03/mycorem...
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by throwawayboise on Friday April 22, 2022 @09:53AM
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Even if true, that would only clean the top few inches of soil (whatever depth the roots go), right?
Normal toxic site cleanups that I have read about usually involve at minimum replacing topsoil to a depth of several feet.
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by pettusftw on Friday April 22, 2022 @10:43AM
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Not to challenge your perspective because I agree to some degree, but hemp roots grow >=3,<=6 feet down due to the tap root.
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by simulate-me on Friday April 22, 2022 @12:12AM
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What do you do with the hemp once it has absorbed the toxins?
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by mschuster91 on Friday April 22, 2022 @04:31AM
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Dump it either on a toxic waste landfill or at a high temperature incineration site [1].
[1] https://www.novus-environmental.co.uk/blog/why-is-hazardous-...
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by newsclues on Friday April 22, 2022 @10:21AM
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Use cannabis plans to extract the pollution from the soil, then extract and concentrate the pollution from the biomass, then find a way to safely store it or break it down safely.
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by d4mi3n on Friday April 22, 2022 @12:28AM
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It depends. Some plants will break certain elements down into less toxic components. In the best case, the components are non-toxic and you can do whatever you want with it.
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by refurb on Friday April 22, 2022 @02:41AM
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Nothing can breakdown lead and other toxic metals unless you have a neutron source.
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by mellavora on Friday April 22, 2022 @03:33AM
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I usually turn my old lead into gold. I've almost perfected the technique.
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by muchtest on Friday April 22, 2022 @08:34AM
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Blaze it
Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ...
by openthc on Friday April 22, 2022 @11:52AM
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No! a) these aren't the THC types so you won't get high and b) the hemp is a collector, so the nasty stuff would be in the tree.
This material is for industrial hemp, making rope and fabric and things.