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Wow, that's really weird: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pycnandra_acuminata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pycnandra_acuminata Is there a danger of the trees th
by elihu 5y ago
Wow, that's really weird: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pycnandra_acuminata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pycnandra_acuminata
Is there a danger of the trees themselves becoming hazardous waste if they accumulate the wrong kinds of metals? Though I suppose that could be a feature if it creates an incentive to harvest the trees and then sequester them in such a way that they won't be a problem for humans in any conceivable timeframe.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago> the trees themselves becoming hazardous waste if they accumulate the wrong kinds of metals? That could be a feature The jargon to search for in this area is "Bioremediation via Bioaccumulation" and yes it's an existing thing. Not usually with trees though. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323856577000134# https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978032385...!
- webmaven 5y agoMore specifically, "phytoremediation" should bring up more tree-specific research in this area.