Concept information
Preferred term
phytoremediation
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Topic
Definition
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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.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- phyto-amelioration
- phytoamelioration
- phytodegradation
- phytoexcretion
- phytofiltration
- phytomelioration
- phytostabilisation
- phytostabilization
- phytovolatilisation
- phytovolatilization
- rhizodegradation
- rhizofiltration
In other languages
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Spanish
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fito-remediación
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fitodecontaminación
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fitomejoramiento del terreno
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17229
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