Specialised plants, hyperaccumulators, have evolved to ingest normally toxic metals in their leaves and stems. Some scientists believe these plants could be used to "clean" soils from toxic metals.
These have been found in New Caledonia in the South Pacific.
New Caledonia is part of a geographical area known as Melanesia off the North East coast of Australia adjoining Polynesia and Micronesia.
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