Reply #6: There is a clean up [View All]

There are plants that will sequester uranium and plutonium from the environment. Jimson weed, a poisonous and hallucinogenic member of the nightshade family, has been shown to concentrate these metals in its tissues. However, to do any good removing DU contamination from the environment, it would have to be cut, collected, and buried deep, like a low-level radioactive waste. Also, it would take multiple crops over several years, depending on the amount of initial contamination, to reduce the contamination to the former, uncontaminated level.

It is saddening to think that after the US leaves Iraq, the cradle of civilization will only be suitable for weeds to grow for at least a generation.:cry: :cry: