Mangroves vital for environmental decontamination

Friday, August 4, 2017 - 06:02 in Earth & Climate

Grey mangrove trees, Avicennia marina, filter heavy metals out of the surrounding soil and water. A new study from Indonesia has found that their leaf litter accumulates the most copper, followed by leaves and then roots.

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