University of Queensland geochemist Dr. Amelia Corzo-Remigio said powerful X-rays confirmed crops in the Brassicaceae family had strong “phytomining” potential because of the mechanisms they evolved to extract traces of the metal thallium from polluted soil. The findings are published in the journal Metallomics.
Kale, cabbage, and broccoli could turn toxic soil into a new source of critical thallium metal
