Current developments in agromining and phytomining.
Résumé
Harvesting metals from hyperaccumulator biomass (or ‘metal crops’) may be implemented either as an alternative type of agriculture by farmers (agromining), or implemented on mined-out or degraded land (phytomining). Scientific experiments and field trials relating to agromining/phytomining are being developed at various locations around the world. Large-scale commercial application of the technology has not yet happened however, and to build the case for investors or to seek industry adoption, a large-scale demonstration is urgently needed. We outline current developments in the agromining/phytomining field on the basis of research undertaken by our team.
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