Plants that detect explosive chemicals

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Land-mine detecting Plants created

Gizmo Australia

Danish scientists have made a scientific discovery with significant
humanitarian and environmental potential. They have shown that it is
possible to produce plants which change colour in the presence of
specific compounds within the soil, opening the way for the first bomb
and land-mine detection plant.
 
Danish Company Aresa Biodetection has been working on the plant for
several years but has now developed the plant to the stage where it is a
becoming commercially viable biodetection system and can change colour
from green to red within 3-5 weeks of growth. 

This technology is being developed to detect explosives present in
landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in soil, as well as to detect
and remove heavy metals in polluted soil. The invention may
significantly speed the removal of landmines and UXO in cultivatable
areas to permit the subsequent use of cleared areas for agriculture to
maximize socio-economic benefits. The plants will be tested and
gradually introduced in landmine and UXO removal operations as the
technology matures.

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for the entire article, see
http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=2568

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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