Combined Science GCSE
Phytomining
What Phytomining means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Grows plants that absorb metal ions from soil; the plants are harvested and burned, and the ash is processed to recover the metal.
Growing plants that absorb copper compounds, then harvesting and burning them to produce ash rich in copper compounds.
Topics that use Phytomining
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- Displacement
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