Community | January 16, 2012 | 2 comments

Hemp study pushed by lawmakers could aid toxic cleanup

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Planting fields of hemp to absorb toxins in contaminated soil is a concept worth looking at, said two rural lawmakers at the Capitol.

Rep. Wes McKinley, D-Walsh, and Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, D-Sterling, are having a bill drafted that would create a pilot program, funded by gifts, grants and donations, to research the crop’s potential.

Areas that may benefit, said McKinley, are Rocky Flats, once the site of a nuclear weapons plant, and the Cotter Corporation’s uranium mine near Golden, as well as numerous abandoned mining properties around the state.

The hemp plants, which have been shown to absorb toxins from soil, would also provide benefits to both farmers and consumers, said McKinley.

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2 comments // Hemp study pushed by lawmakers could aid toxic cleanup

  • rosyjane
  • Novek
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      Novek  
    • It has shown to also be one of the few plants that will tolerate high levels of soil radiation. hemp and fungi are the 2 things necessary to clean up any soil. It has shown that these 2 grow abundantly and wildly around the Chernobyl disaster because they're the only things that can grow well there.

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