SNAPSHOT: These Plants Can Quickly Filter Toxins From Water

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By Alison Mackey
Sep 4, 2018 7:00 PMMay 17, 2019 9:40 PM
aquatic moss filters toxins from drinking water
The moss Funaria hygrometrica can absorb an impressive amount of lead thanks to a special kind of acid contained in its cell walls. (Credit: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab)

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Want cleaner drinking water, free of toxins and contaminants? Mother Nature’s here to help.

A number of studies have come out over the past year looking at the role different plants could play in remediation, i.e. the removal of dangerous substances. This green technology is known as phytoremediation, from the Greek “phyto” for plant, and “remedium” for restoring balance.

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