💧🌏 Greg CocksApr 8, 2024
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)]
#farming #mining #phytomining #tailings #bioremediation #geology #mining #mininggeology #minerals #nickel #plants #vegetation #smelter #accumulating #biology #flora #agromining #metals #heavymetals #biomass #hyperaccumulators #bioore #naturalresources #minerals
Down on the Farm That Harvests Metal From Plants

Hyper-accumulating plants thrive in metallic soil that kills other vegetation, and botanists are testing the potential of phytomining.

The New York Times
botanyoneMar 23, 2024

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/

Green Goldmine: The Surprising Role of Plants in Rare Earth Element Accumulation

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.

Botany One
ScienceActuallyFeb 25, 2024

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