Environmental Science
5 years ago

Cotton plants offer hope for cleaning up heavy metal pollution!

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Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal
Toleration and Accumulation of Cotton to Heavy Metal - Potential Use for Phytoremediation
Changfeng Li, Cangsong Zheng, Kehai Zhou, Wenbing Han, Changjiu Tian, Sihong Ye, Changbao Zhao, Hao Zhou, Xiaoming Yan, Xiongfeng Ma

Paper Summary

Cotton plants can help clean up soil contaminated with heavy metals. They are good at absorbing these metals without storing them in their fibers, which are the main product. This means that using cotton for phytoremediation can reduce the risk of heavy metals getting into the food chain and help the environment.

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