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At the University of Sri Lanka, researchers found that water spinach, or kangkong, was able to absorb about seventy percent of the heavy metal chromium in the water. Another study by Indian researchers pointed out that water spinach can be used to absorb other heavy metals from water such as zinc, nickel, cadmium, lead, cobalt, and others.
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What harmful gases do plants absorb?
Ozone and heavy metals are harmful to plants.
What English word of kangkong?
"Kangkong" is a Filipino word for a leafy green vegetable commonly known as water spinach in English.
Are calcium gluconate magnesium sulfate and potassium phosphate heavy metals?
No. These are not heavy metals. They are salts of non heavy metals.
Do metals absorb heat?
No
Where are heavy metals found in the periodic table?
Heavy metals are typically found in the middle of the periodic table. These heavy metals are often also transition metals.
What are the importance of heavy metals in cooking?
Heavy metals compounds have frequently toxic properties.
Is kangkong a dicot leaf?
kangkong is a dicot plant
Scientific name of kangkong?
The scientific name of kangkong is Ipomoea aquatica.
What kind of metals can absorb most heat?
Aluminum
Does well water have heavy metals?
It can have small amounts of heavy metals, depends where it comes from. - If you are concerned take a sample for lab analysis.It can have heavy metals, depends where it comes from. If you are concerned take a sample for lab analysis.
Why are lead and mercury considered heavy metals?
they are considered heavy metals because of the weight to volume ration in comparison to other metals. they have more mass with little volume than other metals do.
What is spinach in Filipino?
In Filipino, spinach is called "espinaka."
