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Phytotechnology Web Page
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web links
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US EPA
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Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->In situ treatment technologies
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Phytotechnology is an emerging technology that uses various types of plants to degrade, extract, contain, or immobilize contaminants in soil, ground water, surface water, and sediments. Phytotechnology has been used to treat various contaminants, such as chlorinated solvents, metals, explosives and propellants, pesticides, PAHs, radionuclides, and petroleum hydrocarbon compounds.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 02/01/2007
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