Emeryville, California, and the challenge of cleaning up poisoned land

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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