Phytoremediation
What is phytoremediation?
The use of plants to clean up soil, air or water pollution
What type of pollution does phytoremediation mainly address?
Soil and water pollution
Which type breaks down toxins?
phytodegradation
How do plants make food?
Photosynthesis
Who mainly causes pollution?
Humans
Nice to meet you what part of the planet absorbs contaminants from the soil?
The roots
What is the term for harmful chemicals that leak in the ground from industrial waste?
Contaminants or pollutants
Plants help microbes break down soil toxins, name it.
Rhizodegradation
What’s a system of life and environment?
Ecosystem
One way to stop soil pollution.
Less chemicals in cleaning up properly like disposing things correctly.
What is it called when plants take up pollutants and store them in their tissue?
Phytoaccumulation
Which toxic metal, often clean using plants, is found in old paint and pipes?
Lead
Which stores toxins and plants
Phytoaccumulation
How do plants help soil?
Prevent erosion and add nutrients
how can schools help the environment?
Start gardens, recycle, and plant trees
True or false: fire remediation can be used to remove heavy metals?
True
What gas pollutant do trees help remove from the air through photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
Which stop toxins from moving?
Phytostabilization
Why clean soil boost variety of living things?
It’s safer for more organisms
Why use plants instead of machines to clean soil?
It’s natural and safer
Name, one limitation of phytoremediation
It’s slow, only works on shallow contamination, or may not remove all toxins.
Name one common pollutant fountain, ground water that can be treated by plants
nitrates
Which releases toxins into air?
phytovolatilization
Name one plant used to clean soil. Oh boy, huh you can’t even take the first trip.
Sunflower or poplar
How can you spell awareness about pollution?
Social media, posters, presentations