Chemistry GCSE
Phytomining
What Phytomining means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Plants absorb metal ions from the soil through their roots, are harvested and burned, and the ash contains the metal compound, which is then processed.
A biological method that uses plants to take up copper compounds from soil.
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Related terms
- Bioleaching
- Economic and environmental choices in metal extraction
- Environmental and economic trade-offs in extraction
- Environmental impact of extraction
- Evaluating evidence and reaching justified conclusions
- Finite resources
- Low-grade ores
- Recycling and resource conservation
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