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... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Environmental Pollution > Environmental Restoration and Remediation > Biodegradation, Environmental
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Environmental Pollution > Environmental Restoration and Remediation > Biodegradation, Environmental
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Environmental Pollution > Environmental Restoration and Remediation > Biodegradation, Environmental
Environment and Public Health > Environment > Conservation of Natural Resources > Environmental Restoration and Remediation > Biodegradation, Environmental
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Conservation of Natural Resources > Environmental Restoration and Remediation > Biodegradation, Environmental
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Conservation of Natural Resources > Environmental Restoration and Remediation > Biodegradation, Environmental

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Biodegradation, Environmental  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Bioremediation
  • Natural Attenuation, Pollution
  • Phytoremediation
  • Pollution Natural Attenuation

Note

  • NIM when specific substance is IM; do not confuse with BIOTRANSFORMATION: see note there; for PHYTOREMEDIATION coordinate with PLANTS

Scope note

  • Elimination of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES and other waste using living organisms, usually involving intervention of environmental or sanitation engineers.

History note

  • 2007(1969)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001673

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