We know that many plants actually 'clean' their environment of certain toxins.  Certain wetland plants, I believe, are being used to try to clean contaminants from some streams.  Ofcourse, we know that deciduous tress leaves clean our air of CO2 and give us O2.  
What about other toxins in the air...do leaves/plants sequester these too?  I, too, am very interested in this, as I have been working with a group of citizens to establish a leaf burning ban in our city.  The leaves 'seem' to be more offensive when burned these days than when I was a child.  I am aware that my age may have something to do with this perception, but maybe not.  
Could it be that garden plants near a CAFO would 'clean' that air too?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Pam Mackey-Taylor 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 8:59 PM
  Subject: CAFO question


  Do any of you have any knowledge of the side-affect of having a CAFO close to an orchard/vegetable garden? 

  Not withstanding the fact that it might be next to impossible to garden within the vicinity of a CAFO due to the stench, does the smell penetrate the fruit of apples and pears and make the fruits inedible?  What about vegetables, such as cabbage, green beans, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and other aboveground veggies? 

  thanks, 
  Pam