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Phytoremediation describes the treatment of environmental problems (bioremediation) through the use of plants. The word's etymology comes from the Greek φυτο (phyto) = plant, and Latin «remedium» = restoring balance, or remediating.
Για τις λέξεις phytoremediation και bioremediation κυκλοφορούν και οι όροι φυτοεξυγίανση και βιοεξυγίανση.
Για την υπόλοιπη ορολογία, από το ίδιο άρθρο της W:
A range of processes mediated by plants are useful in treating environmental problems:
Phytoextraction - uptake and concentration of substances from the environment into the plant biomass.
Phytostabilization - reducing the mobility of substances in the environment, for example by limiting the leaching of substances from the soil.
Phytotransformation - chemical modification of environmental substances as a direct result of plant metabolism, often resulting in their inactivation, degradation (phytodegradation) or immobilization (phytostabilization).
Phytostimulation - enhancement of soil microbial activity for the degradation of contaminants, typically by organisms that associate with roots. This process is also known as rhizosphere degradation.
Phytovolatilization - removal of substances from soil or water with release into the air, sometimes as a result of phytotransformation to more volatile and / or less polluting substances.
Rhizofiltration - filtering water through a mass of roots to remove toxic substances or excess nutrients. The pollutants remain absorbed in or adsorbed to the roots.
