Across
- 2. excess nutrient in water bodies can lead to
- 6. strategy by which plants limit the uptake of heavy metals
- 8. accumulation of metal ions in the cytoplasm trigger the production of
- 9. the actual amount of a chemical that exhibits the biological action in the body of an organism
- 11. crassipes a plant used for phytoremediation of polluted water
- 12. a chemical that is not naturally occurring in the body of the organism
- 13. water pollution that does not originate from a single source
- 14. method by which plants can take up the pollutant from the soil and convert it into a less toxic volatile form
- 15. study of traditional medicine
Down
- 1. plants that are capable of accumulating very high levels of metal ions without showing any toxicity symptoms
- 3. establishing green covers near the contaminated sites in order to immobilize the toxicants withing the plants
- 4. pathway that involves movement through cell walls and the intercellular spaces
- 5. main organelle where the plants store the heavy metals that are absorbed
- 7. the technique of using plants to remove pollutants in the environment so as to minimize their availability in the soil
- 10. drug obtained from Digitalis purpureus
