Thursday, September 23, 2010

Plant offers a 'green' way to remove arsenic from soil

Plant offers a 'green' way to remove arsenic from soil
Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:09:14 -0500

The Discovery Files

Isolating a gene that allows a type of fern to tolerate high levels of arsenic, Purdue University researchers hope to use the finding to create plants that can clean up soils and waters contaminated by the toxic metal.

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