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A capacity to tolerate the metallic and hydrocarbon pollution

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In Assam, reputed to be India’s agarwood capital , the adaptability of the critically endangered trees to oil-contaminated agricultural plots and its proliferation in home gardens, have raised hopes of conserving the embattled species, amid the absence of a policy to support agar cultivation and industry.

“Growth and adaptation of agar plants in polluted sites means this species has a capacity to tolerate the metallic and hydrocarbon pollution. So, plantation of agarwood in polluted sites is a profitable business for both conservation and restoration of degraded soil,” Hemen Sarma of the department of botany at N N Saikia College, Titabar, Assam, told Mongabay-India.

— Read more at Home gardens and polluted fields are helping conserve this perfume source at Mongabay.

The daily lemming

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WANT. WANT. WANT. (But would not pay as much as they're asking for it, as usual.) A Pencil Shavings Diffuser from Anya Hindmarch. Looks like pencils, smells like pencils. "The new pencil pot diffusers are made using an innovative technique that uses ceramic ‘reeds’ to diffuse scented oil into the room. A modern take on the classic reed-diffuser, 'Pencil Shavings' releases a dry woody scent infused with notes of; Mandarin, Pink Pepper, Cedarwood, Rose, Cypress, Novelty Erasers and Fresh Notebooks." £99. Also available in Lollipop and Chewing Gum.

Now I just walk through without even looking up

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One thing that has changed is the perfume industry itself, which [Le Labo co-founder Eddie] Roschi says has become crowded and oversaturated. As such he is considering reducing the amount of fragrances Le Labo offers...

“I used to smell everything that came out, especially when I walked through duty-free [stores]. Now I just walk through without even looking up. That being said, the fact that the market is saturated doesn’t mean there’s no space for new ideas,” he says.

— Read more at Cult perfume brand Le Labo and the chemistry – personal and actual – behind its success at South China Morning Post.

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