BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781260169614
Author: Raven
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 37, Problem 8U
One potential problem with using poplars to remove TCE from soils is that
a. some TCE enters the atmosphere via the transpiration stream.
b. poplar trees grow slowly.
c. most TCE will wash away from the soil before it is removed.
d. TCE interferes with chlorophyll production.
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