Subject: Re: Lem. Ger. to clean toxic soils

From: J. S. <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 05:31:15 PDT

Might refer you all also to the use of tulip poplars to clean up mercury 
contaminated sites--they are able to convert it and release it into the air 
in a less harmful form

>From: Jim Draper <[email-masked]>
>To: "Dan Hook" <[email-masked]>, "Lon J. Rombough" 
><[email-masked]>,        "SANET" <[email-masked]>,        
>"AGRISYNERGY" <[email-masked]>
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>Subject: Re: Lem. Ger. to clean toxic soils
>Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 08:12:24 -0700
>
>	On reading about the use of specially-scented geraniums for ridding soil
>of contamination, my reaction was about like that of Dan Hook: what happens
>to the contamination? Where do you put the now-contaminated geranium plant
>residue (including roots)? It's something like the guy who excavated a hole
>for putting a swimming pool in his yard and then wondered what in hell he
>was going to do with the dirt --- dig another hole to put it in, and then
>on and on and on?
>
>
>
>At 08:56 AM 7/31/99 -0400, Dan Hook wrote:
> >Interesting.  Not allowing anyone to plant normal ordinary scented 
>geraniums
> >that I wouldn't approve of.  Question  after these geraniums do their job 
>I
> >don't supposed they can be thrown on the compost piles? :)  Beth
> >
> >   "Anyone who went out to use these geraniums for phytoremediation would
> >>have to come and talk to us [if the patent is granted]," Dr. De Grandis
> >>said, adding that anyone who didn't could face legal action.
> >>
> >>    After planting the scented geraniums in contaminated soil samples 
>from
> >>an undisclosed site in Canada and conducting a similar trial at a
> >>contaminated Hamilton location, the researchers found that the plants
> >>cleaned up toxic soil and flourished in it.
> >>
> >>    "With other methods to get rid of toxic metals in the soil, the soil
> >>is left clean, but it's useless,"  Dr. Saxena said.  But by planting
> >>lemon-scented geraniums to clean the soil, the same land could later be
> >>used for farming, he added.
> >>
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