01 Apr, 2008
Heavy metals in the Peak District — evidence from bugs in blanket bogs
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Bacteria that consume heavy metals have been found in some of the most contaminated parts of the Peak District in the Southern Pennines and may be changing the pollutants into more toxic forms that could leak out into reservoirs, scientists will hear tomorrow at the Society for General Microbiology`s 162nd meeting being held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
