Using Phytoremediation to Clean Up Sites

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Phytoremediation is the direct use of green plants and their associated microorganisms to stabilize or reduce contamination in soils, sludges, sediments, surface water, or ground water. First tested actively at waste sites in the early 1990s, phytoremediation has been tested at more than 200 sites nationwide.

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Date Of Record Release	2005-05-17 13:56:00
Description	Phytoremediation is the direct use of green plants and their associated microorganisms to stabilize or reduce contamination in soils, sludges, sediments, surface water, or ground water. First tested actively at waste sites in the early 1990s, phytoremediation has been tested at more than 200 sites nationwide.
Classification	Water and Wastewater -- Pollution Prevention Pollution Prevention -- Industry Pollution Prevention -- Compliance Pollution Prevention -- Hazardous Materials Pollution Prevention -- Research
Subject	Soil pollution
Source	U.S. EPA / Superfund
Keyword	green chemistry; pollution; phytoremediation; bioremediation; community health; soil; pollution; water; water pollution
Date Of Record Creation	2004-08-30 08:21:16
Date Last Modified	2008-11-18 16:41:28
Creator	U.S. EPA
Language	english

Date Record Checked: 2005-05-17 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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