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There was a story about this in Motherboard just the other day. Tl,dr— Metals and drugs are a big problem *edit: spelling https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/ar
by mccoyspace 9y ago
There was a story about this in Motherboard just the other day. Tl,dr— Metals and drugs are a big problem *edit: spelling https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8q8xnk/turns-out-that-using-human-poop-to-fertilize-crops-might-not-be-such-a-great-ide https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8q8xnk/turns-out-...
- abakker 9y agoIt 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.
- haZard_OS 9y agoWe already do. It's called phytoremediation. Some of us even make a pretty decent living specializing in the field.
- fencepost 9y agoSee also http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/roads/2016/07/taranto_italy_is_decontaminating_its_land_by_cultivating_hemp.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/roads/2016/0...