Phytoremediation uses plants to remove or degrade pollutants in the environment. The projected U.S. phytoremediation market will expand more than ten-fold between 1998 and 2005, to over $214 million. Researchers are matching plants to pollutants, in an effort to increase phytoremediation's effectiveness. Currently, grasses, poplars, cottonwoods, and other plants are cleaning up heavy metals, chemical solvents, explosives, petroleum hydrocarbons, and pesticides.
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| Date Of Record Release | 2005-05-17 12:21:21 |
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| Description | Phytoremediation uses plants to remove or degrade pollutants in the environment. The projected U.S. phytoremediation market will expand more than ten-fold between 1998 and 2005, to over $214 million. Researchers are matching plants to pollutants, in an effort to increase phytoremediation's effectiveness. Currently, grasses, poplars, cottonwoods, and other plants are cleaning up heavy metals, chemical solvents, explosives, petroleum hydrocarbons, and pesticides. (Requires purchase or subscription to view more than the abstract.) |
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| Date Issued | 2002-11-01 |
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| Source | Journal of Soil & Water Conservation |
| Keyword | green chemistry; pollution; phytoremediation; bioremediation; community health; soil; pollution; water; water pollution |
| Date Of Record Creation | 2004-08-30 08:30:09 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2011-01-20 17:14:04 |
| Publisher | Published January 2002, Journal of Soil & Water Conservation |
| Creator | Loriee Evans |
| Language | english |
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