Phytodepuration
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The purification of surface water by means of bacteria on the roots of plants uncountable
"It is a good candidate for water phytodepuration in constructed wetlands because it presents large root surface supporting the growth of beneficial microbes and secretes substances into the rhizosphere that have shown to inhibit coliform bacteria [10 ]."
Example
More examples"It is a good candidate for water phytodepuration in constructed wetlands because it presents large root surface supporting the growth of beneficial microbes and secretes substances into the rhizosphere that have shown to inhibit coliform bacteria [10 ]."
Etymology
From phyto- + depuration.
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