> mushrooms cultivated ended up enriched with potassium, magnesium,
> iodine and calcium, along with numerous other components that are
> critical to a healthy food diet. Much of what was lost in the form
> of washed away topsoil can be recovered in the mushroom. The water
> hyacinth can also recover harmful metals such as cadmium and lead
> and store them in their roots if these metals are found in the rivers
> or lakes.
makes sense, but...: mushrooms are known to store heavy metals, so if these
are present in the water hyazint growing medium, they will end up on the
consumers plate?