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Concept information

Preferred term

phytoremediation

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • phyto-amelioration
  • phytoamelioration
  • phytodegradation
  • phytoexcretion
  • phytofiltration
  • phytomelioration
  • phytostabilisation
  • phytostabilization
  • phytovolatilisation
  • phytovolatilization
  • rhizodegradation
  • rhizofiltration

In other languages

  • Spanish

  • fito-remediación
  • fitodecontaminación
  • fitomejoramiento del terreno

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17229

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