| Title: |
Phytotechnologies for Site Cleanup
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| Resource Type: |
document --> guidance / decision support
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| Country: |
USA
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| Year: |
2009 |
| Availability: |
EPA 542-F-10-009
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| Author 1/Producer: |
US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->In situ treatment technologies
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| Short description: |
Phytotechnologies are a set of techniques that make use of
plants to achieve environmental goals. These techniques use
plants to extract, degrade, contain, or immobilize pollutants in
soil, groundwater, surface water, and other contaminated media.
This fact sheet provides information that will help you evaluate
whether phytotechnologies will work at your site, summarizes the
applications of phytotechnologies for various contaminants, and
includes links to additional sources of information
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 02/11/2010
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