Using Plants to Clean Up Contamination

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Abstract:

In the search to develop new ways to remove poisons left behind in the soil by the excesses of the industrial revolution, scientists are turning in an unlikely direction to find something - anything - to do the heavy lifting Theyre looking to plants.

Author(s):
Cooke, Robert
Author Organization(s):
NEWSDAY INC MELVILLE NY
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA352151
Pagination:
0003

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
SERDP
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*PLANTS(BOTANY), *SOIL REMEDIATION, INDUSTRIES, SOIL POLLUTION, CONTAMINATION, BIODEGRADATION, POISONS, PLANT HORMONES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Solid Wastes and Pollution and Control
Keyword(s):
*PHYTOREMEDIATION, SERDP(STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM), SERDP COLLECTION
Report Date:
1995 Sep 19
Creation Date:
1998 Sep 09