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    Cleansing power of plants!

    Jul 06, 2021 2 minutes

    WE already know that plants can help extract impurities from the air, but now green-fingered scientists are asking AG readers to help them trial a clever new scheme which uses specially chosen varieties to ‘mine’ impurities and metals from contaminated soil.

    If it goes ahead, Lorna’s Seeds will use plants, instead

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