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Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ... by simulate-me on Friday April 22, 2022 @12:12AM (#31118119)
What do you do with the hemp once it has absorbed the toxins?
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Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ... by mschuster91 on Friday April 22, 2022 @04:31AM (#31119431)
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-...

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Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ... by newsclues on Friday April 22, 2022 @10:21AM (#31121891)
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.
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Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ... by d4mi3n on Friday April 22, 2022 @12:28AM (#31118219)
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.
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Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ... by refurb on Friday April 22, 2022 @02:41AM (#31118920)
Nothing can breakdown lead and other toxic metals unless you have a neutron source.
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Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ... by mellavora on Friday April 22, 2022 @03:33AM (#31119205)
I usually turn my old lead into gold. I've almost perfected the technique.
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Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ... by muchtest on Friday April 22, 2022 @08:34AM (#31120853)
Blaze it
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Re:Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up ... by openthc on Friday April 22, 2022 @11:52AM (#31123190)
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.

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