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  • From: Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
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  • Subject: [permaculture] From Elaine Ingham: heavy metal bioremediation with pillbug crustaceans
  • Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:42:29 -0400

Life In The Soil Classes by Dr. Elaine Ingham
<https://www.facebook.com/Life-In-The-Soil-Classes-by-Dr-Elaine-Ingham-744314875624368/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf>
<https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1335284089860774&id=744314875624368>

Nature is incredibly beautiful....

"One very unique quality that these crustaceans possess is their ability to
safely remove heavy metals from soil. For this reason, they are an
important tool for cleaning up soil contaminated with pollutants like lead,
cadmium and arsenic. In coal spoils and slag heaps, pill bugs come in
handy."

<https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VKQaPue9yPA/WJ6GU-ywKsI/AAAAAAAAB24/KlPmRKYLdPISOlOJ8d6GBugC9G0fILeLACLcB/s1600/Pill-Bug-Close-Up.jpg>


*Turn over a brick or a board that has been lying in the yard for a while
and underneath you may find a collection of pill bugs scurrying about. Also
known as "rollie pollies" or woodlice, these grey-colored creatures can be
found in many dark, moist environments feeding on decaying matter. *

What's interesting about these critters is that they are not bugs at all.
They are crustaceans and more closely resemble crabs and shrimp, not
insects. They are characterized by their ability to roll up into a ball
when they feel threatened.


--
Lawrence F. London, Jr.
lfljvenaura@gmail.com
https://sites.google.com/site/avantgeared



  • [permaculture] From Elaine Ingham: heavy metal bioremediation with pillbug crustaceans, Lawrence London, 06/28/2017

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