Foreign HIV Surfaces in the Bronx Diverse strains found in long-term residents Among people living in the Bronx, doctors have found several who are infected with strains of HIV previously thought to exist only in other parts of the world. Botanical Cleanup Crews Using plants to tackle polluted water and soil Plants are being used to absorb air, water, and soil pollution, cleaning up such contaminants as lead and radioactive chemicals. The green clean. Carey, J. 1996. Cooney, C. 1996.
Sunflowers remove radionuclides from water in ongoing phytoremediation field tests.
Va. Moffat, A. 1995. Plants proving their worth in toxic metal cleanup. Terry, N. 1996. Plants recruit oil-detoxifying microbes. The bacterium that causes whooping cough in infants and children is an unrecognized problem among adults.