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Phytoremediation

   

Plants Eat Bad Chemicals
(Phytoremediation)
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ACTION CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING (ACEL)

PART 1
Superfund Sites

PART 2
Groundwater Contamination

PART 3
Root Examination

PART 4
Plant Transpiration

PART 5
Capillary Action

PART 6
Journal Notes
Plant Clipart

PART 6: Journal Documentation

At the end of the class period, students should have the following in their Journals:
1) A picture of a Superfund Site. A definition of SUPERFUND.

2) A labeled diagram of the underground storage tank.

3) A labeled diagram of the weed gathered from the school campus.

4) A labeled diagram of the 2 plants in which one was covered with plastic with an explanation and definition of transpiration.

5) A labeled diagram of either the celery stalk or the paper strip experiment with an explanation and a definition of the action of PHYTOREMEDIATION.

If not complete, students may finish as homework and write a short paper on What is Phytoremediation?

It is important that each student keep a Documentation Journal of all concepts and exercises. This not only enhances organization of information, it improves memory and affords the student with an excellent study reference.

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