
The Feds Are Trying to Get Plants to Mine Metal Through Their Roots
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Exploring the Use of Plants to Extract Nickel from Soils for Sustainable Mining
This chapter delves into the US government's investment in utilizing native North American plant species to extract nickel from American soils, introducing the concept of phyto mining as a sustainable alternative to traditional mining methods. The initiative by the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy aims to support the renewable energy transition and decrease carbon emissions.
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