Argonne Cleans Up Brownfield Sites
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Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago has what it claims is a new, inexpensive way to clean up contaminated areas of land - by planting trees. Specialists have developed a tree with roots that grow straight down, to absorb polluted water and release it into the air.
Published: 11/10/09 5:15pm
Running Time: 05:48
Related Keywords: Land (Environment), Industry (Electric Grid), Electric Grid, Environment, Clean Skies News, Lee Patrick Sullivan, aquafer, Argonne, biofuels, brownfield sites, Chicago, Cristina Negri, David Lloyd, economic stimulus, EPA, groundwater, irrigation, land pollution, Nebraska, pollutants, poplar trees, water pollution
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