Hyperaccumulators are able to grow in contaminated soil and remove large amounts of toxic metals from the enviroment. The plants themself can later even be used to extract said toxic metals like quicksilver or lead.
Hyperaccumulators are able to grow in contaminated soil and remove large amounts of toxic metals from the enviroment. The plants themself can later even be used to extract said toxic metals like quicksilver or lead.
in chernobyl truffle fungi were hyperaccumalators of radioactive metals, they found that out when they examined why the wild boar had higher than normal amount of the elements.