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Re:Scientists find gold growing on trees in Australia by ekianjo on Wednesday October 23, 2013 @04:30AM (#6597596)
I'm not sure where I read it, but I do remember that plants such as broccoli and similar species can suck out heavy metals from the ground. Not sure how much or how fast, though.
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Re:Scientists find gold growing on trees in Australia by Wingman4l7 on Wednesday October 23, 2013 @04:50AM (#6597656)
Mustard plants are the ones that readily come to mind; apparently it's called phytoremediation.
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