phytoremediation
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.3|Some heavy metals such as copper and zinc are removed from the soil by moving up into the plant roots.
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17 sectionsContents
- Processes
- Phytoextraction
- Phytostabilization
- Phytodegradation
- Phytostimulation
- Phytovolatilization
- Rhizofiltration
- Biological hydraulic containment
- Phytodesalination
- Role of genetics
- Hyperaccumulators and biotic interactions
- Tables of hyperaccumulators
- Phytoscreening
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright=1.3|Some heavy metals such as copper and zinc are removed from the soil by moving up into the plant roots.
Phytoremediation technologies use living plants to clean up soil, air and water contaminated with hazardous contaminants. The term is an amalgam of the Greek phyto (plant) and Latin remedium (restoring balance). Bioremediation on the other hand, has proven useful.