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Do vegetables grown in the city absorb pollution and are these vegetables as healthy and safe as those grown in the country?
As you might expect, opinions on this issue differ among experts. Plants definitely do absorb all sorts of chemicals from the air (primarily carbon dioxide!), but the chemistry of the conduction channels within plant tissue acts as a filter, allowing in only some of the chemicals. This is why a tomato grown with manure compost on the soil doesn't taste like manure. A larger danger than pollutants being absorbed from the air into the tissue of the vegetable would seem to be the pollutants which settle on the outside of that vegetable: soot and grime in particular. Wash vegetables grown in the city thoroughly, and they should be about as safe as vegetables grown in the country. After all, there are chemical pollutants in the soils and air in the country as well. The benefits of eating the vegetables should far outweigh the risks from growing them in a polluted environment. Unless, of course, you live near Chernobyl.
What else can I help you with?
What are carnivorous vegetables?
Carnivorous plants are not vegetables. These plants absorb spiders, frogs and other small animals and in themselves are not edible.
Do leaves reduce noise pollution?
Yes, they tend to absorb (muffle) sound energy.
Why should fresh vegetables be cut right before use and not a day ahead of time and stored in water?
A lot of vegetables absorb water when you put them in it. And a lot of vegetables oxidize when you cut them.
What is healthy to eat?
Fruits and vegetables, whole grains, certain kinds of fats found in real butter, avocados, coconut oil, eggs and raw nuts, and dairy. Protein and fiber are important in helping an individual feel full as well as have energy. Fruits and vegetables provide vitamins and minerals as well as complex carbs (important for athletes, especially runners). I have heard that eating fats (healthy ones like the ones listed above) enhance the amount of nutrients that the body is able to absorb when it eats fruits and vegetables (i.e. when eating a salad, olive oil, or canola oil, help to absorb more nutrients than red wine vinegar).
What to healthy to eat?
Fruits and vegetables, whole grains, certain kinds of fats found in real butter, avocados, coconut oil, eggs and raw nuts, and dairy. Protein and fiber are important in helping an individual feel full as well as have energy. Fruits and vegetables provide vitamins and minerals as well as complex carbs (important for athletes, especially runners). I have heard that eating fats (healthy ones like the ones listed above) enhance the amount of nutrients that the body is able to absorb when it eats fruits and vegetables (i.e. when eating a salad, olive oil, or canola oil, help to absorb more nutrients than red wine vinegar).
How plants help us fight pollution?
Aquatic plants absorb toxic metals and leaves absorb dirty gases.Plants also give us oxygen.
Is ganges river big enough to absorb all the pollution?
It is one of the most polluted rivers in the world
Why is legislation important in decreasing sea pollution?
well if we didnt throw politicians into the water to absorb the pollution, it would get outta hand. throwing things and legislation are about the same thing.
Why is rainfall acid?
Today, in the 20th century you may have noticed that the earth is extremely polluted. There are factories that release pollution through air vents. When you pass by a factory and there are dark clouds of dust coming out of "chimneys". The clouds absorb this and other pollution, and mixes it all up. The pollution is then released through rain fall. Its very important to wash fruit and vegetables that you buy, because when the rain falls on them, imagine the gunk that fell on the fruit or vegetable. Sincerely Rowan L.
What vitamin helps phosphorus absorb calcium?
maintains healthy skin bones and eyes
Does any vegetables have iodine?
Vegetables do not naturally contain significant amounts of iodine. However, some vegetables can absorb iodine from the soil they grow in, such as iodine-rich soil near the ocean. Vegetables like seaweed (kelp), asparagus, and spinach may contain iodine in varying amounts.
What is the difference between the city air vs country air?
country air is normally deemed to be more clean and fresh as you are in a wide open area with lots of plants to make oxygen and absorb carbo dioxide in atmoshpere. it is also commonly associated with pollution in that a country in theory would be very little developed and polluted as opposed to a industrial city
