Ferns Remove Arsenic from Soil and Water
Ferns Remove Arsenic from Soil and Water
By Kate Ruder
Posted: August 6, 2004
Genome News Network
Six years ago researchers in Florida discovered ferns growing in soil contaminated with arsenic at an abandoned lumber yard. The ferns had been soaking up arsenic from the soil through their roots and storing it in their fronds.
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