The 5 Most Creative Ways to Clean Up Pollution

Sometimes, two kinds of messes can cancel each other out.

By Karen Rowan
Jun 28, 2008 12:00 AMMay 17, 2019 8:42 PM

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We bury them underground, drown them in lagoons, or shove them out to sea—no matter how remote a site, it may be full of the toxic by-products of modern life. Nuclear waste and heavy metals are just some of the noxious residue of our everyday existence. To reverse the damage, scientists turn to both innovative technologies and peculiar organisms.

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