Hello one and all,
I came across this article in connection with cadmium and other heavy metals in the soil in China and it is really scary. Apparently almost 20% of Chinese soil is too contaminated to grow food and that as usual, while the source of the contamination and pollution has to be controlled and stopped, the cost of cleaning up these contaminated areas and making them useful once more for growing rice (the staple diet of many) and other foods and rice seems too high and time consuming.
Time consuming is one thing - and here work across the world has shown that there are many plants (like sunflowers and cabbages) that can be used in phytoremediation, BUT the will of the people and governments has to be there too. Action just has to be taken.
Contaminated Soil in China I wonder - what foodstuffs does China export?
Sober for now will say cheers as usual and ask you to grow a sunflower just because it will remind you of things important!