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The Moss That Removes Lead from Polluted Water

Brian Owens · February 1, 2018 ·

Green plant could help clean up heavy metal contamination at industrial sites.

A new solution for purifying drinking water polluted with lead could be growing under our feet. Researchers in Japan have discovered a species of moss that can absorb large amounts of lead into its cell walls as it grows. Read more in Inside Science.

Inside Science environment, Flint, lead, pollution, water

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