Comments on: Cleaning up Chernobyl with Sunflowers https://athensscienceobserver.com/2019/05/16/sunflowers-to-the-rescue/ A Closer Look at the Science Around Us Fri, 13 May 2022 15:24:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: How sunflowers became a symbol of resistance across Ukraine and its allies - YoursBulletin https://athensscienceobserver.com/2019/05/16/sunflowers-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 22:27:18 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=9362#comment-1051 […] flowers also tout incredible scientific properties. According to the Athens Science Observer, sunflowers are “a hyperaccumulator of dangerous heavy metals,” which means they can […]

]]> By: 15 tall weeds with thick stalks you may find in your garden - InsightWeeds https://athensscienceobserver.com/2019/05/16/sunflowers-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:23:11 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=9362#comment-1038 […] Sunflowers are not considered to be a weed by most people. They are grown commercially for oil, have aesthetic flowers, and even extract toxins from the soil. […]

]]> By: Got Sunflowers? – YDP – your daily picture https://athensscienceobserver.com/2019/05/16/sunflowers-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:23:30 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=9362#comment-1037 […] calcium, iron and protein. They also act as decontaminators of toxic soil. Sunflowers are so called hyperaccumulators of dangerous heavy metals, extracting in particular radioactive metals, […]

]]> By: In praise of sunflowers. https://athensscienceobserver.com/2019/05/16/sunflowers-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 Sun, 01 Aug 2021 10:25:19 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=9362#comment-1036 […] tried after a tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan.  However, it was not very successful.   As different cultivars vary in their capacity to hyperaccumulate, so it is important to match […]

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