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Hundreds of thousands of "antique" plants and flowers are to be studied to measure changing levels of pollution and air quality. Leeds Museums and Galleries will team up with Gipton-based arts and social change charity Space2 to search through the 250,000-strong collection. The Dead Plant Society …
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