Passively allowing naturally occurring organisms at a contaminated site to degrade ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS.
Use of PLANTS to accumulate or degrade ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS.
Elimination of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES and other waste using living organisms, usually involving intervention of environmental or sanitation engineers.
A treatment process that uses naturally occurring microorganisms to degrade hazardous substances into less toxic or nontoxic substances.
Synonyms: Biodegradation, Environmental, Pollution Natural Attenuation, Natural Attenuation, Pollution, Bioremediation, Environmental Biodegradation, Phytoremediation
Instance information
2007(1969) ,2007; see BIODEGRADATION 1978-2006; see SANITARY ENGINEERING 1975-1977; ,NIM when specific substance is IM; do not confuse with BIOTRANSFORMATION: see note there; for PHYTOREMEDIATION coordinate with PLANTS
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