Article | REF: G2635 V1

Phytotechnologies to manage soils polluted by metals

Authors: Camille DUMAT, Annabelle AUSTRUY

Publication date: October 10, 2014

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4. Phytoremediation techniques for TME-polluted soils

4.1 Definition of phytoremediation

Phytoremediation is a process based on the ability of certain plants (herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees) to grow in contaminated environments and immobilize, extract, accumulate, transform or degrade pollutants. . This process can be applied to the treatment of polluted soils, sludges, sediments, liquid or gaseous effluents (TMEs, solvents, aromatic hydrocarbons, explosives, phytosanitary products, etc.). Plants are used to rehabilitate...

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