Re: [DIYbio] Re: Phytoremediation of Lead Polluted Soils

How do you extract the heavy metals from the plant matter? What are
the DIY methods to check for their presence? It would be interesting
to go around the yard and check if my plants are collecting these
metals.

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Dakota Hamill <dkotes@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm meeting with my analytical chem professor today to discuss some things
> and I'll ask her when I go.  I know she did a project on using a plant (I'm
> pretty sure mustard plant) to test for lead remediation near our school.
>  Right down the road from campus on the water there was this site for 50+
> years that said LEAD CONTAMINATION site because it used to house some old
> pottery place.  Just this past year they cut down all the trees, flattened
> it, and put up some houses.
>
> Maybe the lead levels were back to an acceptable level, or maybe the
> construction site hired some people that specialize in remediation of heavy
> metals.
>
> For our sophomore project we did a bunch of metal tests around that area
> using Flame Atomic Absorption, but the plant project was before our class so
> I don't know all the details.  I'll write back if she has kept any of the
> files or data from it.
>
> -Dakota
>
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