Are your urban veggies really toxic?

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By Liz CoreNov 21, 2014, 2:45 pm33 pts
Earlier this week, we reported on a study that looked at whether heavy metals in soil, including lead, were making their way into vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens. The study, out of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was significant because, while previous studies had…

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