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FITORREMEDIACION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- phytoremediation
1, record 1, English, phytoremediation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plant-based remediation 2, record 1, English, plant%2Dbased%20remediation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The use of a plant's natural ability to contain, degrade, or remove toxic chemicals and pollutants from soil or water. 3, record 1, English, - phytoremediation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It can be used to clean up metals, pesticides, solvents, explosives, crude oil, and contaminants that may leak from landfill sites (called leachates). ... Phytoremediation takes advantage of a plant's natural ability to absorb, accumulate, or metabolize contaminants from the soil or other media in which it grows. 3, record 1, English, - phytoremediation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures antipollution
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phytoremédiation
1, record 1, French, phytorem%C3%A9diation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- remédiation par les plantes 2, record 1, French, rem%C3%A9diation%20par%20les%20plantes
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Utilisation de] la capacité naturelle des plantes à contenir, dégrader ou éliminer les produits chimiques toxiques et les polluants du sol ou de l'eau. 3, record 1, French, - phytorem%C3%A9diation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On s'en sert pour éliminer les métaux, les pesticides, les solvants, les explosifs, le pétrole brut et les contaminants (les lixiviats) qui risquent de s'échapper des sites de décharge. [...] La phytoremédiation profite de la faculté naturelle des plantes d'absorber, d'accumuler ou de métaboliser les polluants du sol ou des autres milieux dans lesquels ils se développent. 3, record 1, French, - phytorem%C3%A9diation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medidas contra la contaminación
- Biotecnología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fitorremediación
1, record 1, Spanish, fitorremediaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Utilización de cultivos vegetales para la extracción de contaminantes, bien de suelos (por ejemplo, campos contaminados) o de recursos hídricos (por ejemplo, lagos contaminados). 1, record 1, Spanish, - fitorremediaci%C3%B3n
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