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Phytotreatment

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021009

The cultivation of specialized plants that absorb specific contaminants from the soil through their roots or foliage. This reduces the concentration of contaminants in the soil, but incorporates them into biomasses that may be released back into the environment when the plant dies or is harvested.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021009
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesRCRA Glossary of Terms; Terms of Environment
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021009",
  "term": "Phytotreatment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The cultivation of specialized plants that absorb specific contaminants from the soil through their roots or foliage. This reduces the concentration of contaminants in the soil, but incorporates them into biomasses that may be released back into the environment when the plant dies or is harvested.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "RCRA Glossary of Terms; Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/phytotreatment/"
}

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