Banana Peels Can Clean Water

According to Wired, many studies have shown that banana peels can repeatedly filter water (up to 11 washes) "by absorbing toxins, especially heavy metals in industrial waste like lead, copper, cadmium, and chromium." (Photo from Wikipedia)
Info from Wired magazine, "Three Smart Things About Banana Peels", page 50, Oct, 2011

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