Tech Graduate Students Tackle Problem of Heavy Metals in Tennessee Greens
September 27, 2024
September 27, 2024
COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 27 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release:
Three Tennessee Tech University graduate students recently developed a project to take a closer look at an important issue facing local farms: the presence of heavy metals like mercury and cadmium in the soil. These toxic metals can be transferred from the ground into spinach and other leafy greens, posing a health risk to consumers.
"Leafy greens take up heavy . . .
Three Tennessee Tech University graduate students recently developed a project to take a closer look at an important issue facing local farms: the presence of heavy metals like mercury and cadmium in the soil. These toxic metals can be transferred from the ground into spinach and other leafy greens, posing a health risk to consumers.
"Leafy greens take up heavy . . .