You have been tasked with consulting a group of environmental engineers who are

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You have been tasked with consulting a group of environmental engineers who are involved in a remediation project for a chemical spill that occurred in Southern Illinois. It has been decided that phytoremediation is the best course of action to remove the contaminants from the soil. Discuss what site conditions you would consider when deciding which plant is best suited for the project. Provide specific examples of how a particular plant characteristic could potentially benefit the project. (Expectation: 200 - 400 words or =0.75 to 1.5 pages)

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This is the process in which bio remedication through the use of the plants which mitigate the environmental problem without excavating the contaminant material and then dispose it somewhere else.

The site condition which is being observed contains contaminants, climate zone, topographic qualities, soil condition and solar orientation.Some other points which should be consider before selecting a site is whether the soil allows the root to penetrate, low to medium toxicity.

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