phytoremediation
Americannoun
noun
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In the spring of 2023, they used a technique called phytoremediation by growing plants such as sunflowers and corn, which studies have shown will pull toxins from the soil.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
Research has shown that certain plants such as yarrow, mugwort and sunflowers can draw heavy metals and other contaminants from the soil in a process known as phytoremediation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025
“People were losing faith in phytoremediation because it got expensive to replace dead or sick trees,” said John Freeman, chief scientific officer at Intrinsyx.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2020
In a climate that many including myself view as under siege, hemp restores nutrients to the soil via phytoremediation and does not require chemical pesticides or herbicides.
From Forbes • Apr. 20, 2015
Because hemp has these really incredible phytoremediation, or soil-restoring qualities.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2014
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