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Phytoremediation — MCQ Practice

Updated 19 Oct 2026

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Q1medium

A planted treatment area reduces contaminant movement but leaves most of the total soil inventory in place. Which mechanism does this most closely illustrate?

Q2medium

In phytoextraction of a metal, why is the management of harvested biomass essential?

Q3medium

Which site condition most directly limits the use of shallow-rooted plants for contaminant treatment?

Q4medium

The EPA’s Aberdeen example describes source removal followed by planting 182 poplars in 1996 for remaining groundwater contamination. What does this sequence support?

Q5medium

A site initially contains an estimated 100 units of a metal, and ten units are measured in harvested plants. Which conclusion is justified from those facts alone?