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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > environmental science > environmental management > environmental protection > pollution control > remediation > bioremediation > phytoremediation
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental science > environmental management > environmental protection > pollution control > remediation > bioremediation > phytoremediation
Preferred Term:

phytoremediation

Definition:
The use of plants to uptake, store, degrade, immobilize, transform, or volatilize harmful substances in order to mitigate damage to human health or the environment.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
bioremediation
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • phytovolatilisation
  • phytostabilization
  • phytoexcretion
  • rhizofiltration
  • rhizodegradation
  • phytostabilisation
  • phytovolatilization
  • phytomelioration
  • phytodegradation
  • phytoamelioration
  • phytofiltration
  • phyto-amelioration
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17229
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