Work Group on Fracking
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This regional group recognizes hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" as a danger to our water, air quality, rural communities, and foodshed. This group is a forum to share information and plan action for how to protect our communities from fracking.
Website: http://www.nefood.org/group/fracking
Members: 17
Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2011
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Ozone and plants
From Sam Maggio, I think, on the Otsego list, or maybe Dan. Dunno. A short USDA article on ozone damage to plants; grapes are mentioned in passing in the article, but not in my synopsis:…Continue
Started by Cecile Dec 2, 2010.
Sewage sludge and heavy metals - from a brief search on Google Scholar - lots more there 1 Reply
Brief search “Heavy metals in sewage sludge” on Google Scholar – lots more therePlus pdfs attachedCecile *Ecophysiology of metals in terrestrial invertebrates. Hopkin, SP ELSEVIER APPLIED SCIENCE,…Continue
Tags: slude, sewage, metals, heavy
Started by Cecile. Last reply by Cecile Dec 1, 2010.
Plants that uptake toxic substances from the environment
I found a research article that includes reference to a flowering plant that uptakes cadmium and possibly zinc. Thlaspi caerulescens is the plant, AKA Alpine Pennycress. In addition to being just a…Continue
Tags: plants uptaking toxics
Started by Cecile. Last reply by Cecile Nov 22, 2010.
Heavy metal uptake by poplar and sunflower
Another article:EDTA-assisted heavy-metal uptake by poplar and sunflower grown at a long-term sewage-sludge farm…Continue
Tags: sunflowers, uptake, metals, Heavy
Started by Cecile Nov 22, 2010.
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Comment by Beth Klein on November 19, 2010 at 11:03am -
Thanks for setting us up Jen!
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