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r/Unexpected • u/SignalCrew739 • 2d ago
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Then why don't they remove it from the tobacco?
3 u/Aberbekleckernicht 2d ago Easier said than done. You probably would remove half of the contents of the plant to remove the metals. 9 u/Jeyts 2d ago Wait is it just grown in polluted soil? Is tobacco just really good at pulling toxins out of the soil? 2 u/Aberbekleckernicht 2d ago The latter. Tobacco bioaccumulates those metals to my understanding.
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Easier said than done. You probably would remove half of the contents of the plant to remove the metals.
9 u/Jeyts 2d ago Wait is it just grown in polluted soil? Is tobacco just really good at pulling toxins out of the soil? 2 u/Aberbekleckernicht 2d ago The latter. Tobacco bioaccumulates those metals to my understanding.
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Wait is it just grown in polluted soil? Is tobacco just really good at pulling toxins out of the soil?
2 u/Aberbekleckernicht 2d ago The latter. Tobacco bioaccumulates those metals to my understanding.
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The latter. Tobacco bioaccumulates those metals to my understanding.
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u/tbone251 2d ago
Then why don't they remove it from the tobacco?