Match the term with the correct description.?

A. ?using charcoal or resins to filter out harmful solids, distilling liquid wastes to separate out harmful chemicals, and precipitating such chemicals from solution
B. ?converting hazardous chemicals to harmless or less harmful chemicals through chemical reactions
C. ?using living organisms to detoxify hazardous waste
D. ?the use of bacteria and enzymes to help destroy toxic or hazardous substances in soil or convert them to harmless compounds
E. ?using natural or genetically engineered plants as "pollution sponges" that are able to absorb, filter, and remove contaminants from polluted soil and water


A. ?physical methods
B. ?chemical methods
C. ?biological methods
D. ?bioremediation
E. ?phytoremediation

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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