Down on the Farm That Harvests Metal From Plants [phytomining]
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/science/metal-plants-farm.html <-- shared media article
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[I know that the USGS has some direct research ongoing in this regard; bioremediation has been around for a long time, in a sense this is a natural extension (pun very much intended)]
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By analysing herbarium specimens, scientists found new plants that take rare earth elements from the ground, which could help get more of these important metals in a more sustainable way.

https://botany.one/2024/03/green-goldmine-the-surprising-role-of-plants-in-rare-earth-element-accumulation/

Sunflowers are known as hyperaccumulators, meaning they can absorb high concentrations of specific pollutants from the soil through their roots. Thanks sunflowers!

#science #sciencefacts #sunflowers #hyperaccumulators