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Special Fungi Can Lock Up Heavy Metals in Soil

Special Fungi Can Lock Up Heavy Metals in Soil

What they found

Specialized mushrooms can break down inorganic phosphorus and bind heavy metals in soil, keeping them out of plants and the food chain.

Specialized mushrooms can break down inorganic phosphorus and bind heavy metals in soil, keeping them out of plants and the food chain.

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

phosphorus

phosphorus

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Shroomer

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Across the shroomer-verse

Across the shroomer-verse

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Heavy Metal Mushrooms

Heavy Metal Mushrooms

: Specialized mushrooms can break down inorganic phosphorus and bind with heavy metals in the soil, blocking the contaminants from plants and the food chain.

: Specialized mushrooms can break down inorganic phosphorus and bind with heavy metals in the soil, blocking the contaminants from plants and the food chain.

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