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Does anybody know whether fruit & vegetables can contain lead if all external matter is 100% removed or peeled off? i.e do plants suck this stuff up? my parents
by wolongong942 4y ago
Does anybody know whether fruit & vegetables can contain lead if all external matter is 100% removed or peeled off? i.e do plants suck this stuff up? my parents grow fruit and vegges at home and we live next to a road in a fairly old neighborhood..
- huffmsa 4y agoPlants don't typically pull lead out of the soil through their roots. Your main concern should be surface contamination from soil getting splashed onto the plant when it's watered / rains
- danjoredd 4y agoThis is why one always rinses plants off before consumption.
- kaikai 4y agoSunflowers are known bioaccumulators.
- jefftk 4y agoHere's the standard advice: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/soil-compost/should-i-worry-about-heavy-metals-my-garden-soil https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/soil-compost/sho... If soil lead is sufficiently high, leafy greens and root vegetables are not recommended.