Introduction

Recently, scientists have been developing a new natural technique for cleaning up pollution by letting plants do the work instead. Neil and Beth discuss ‘phytoremediation’ - a natural way of cleaning up chemical pollution, and teach you some useful vocabulary.

This week's question

‘Phytoremediation’ is the technique that certain plants use to remove harmful chemicals from polluted environments. But how do they do this? Is it by using:

a) their leaves?
b) their roots? or,
c) their seeds?

Listen to the programme to hear the answer.

Vocabulary

prestigious
admired and well respected

bring (something) back to life
make something come to life again after being dead; reanimate something that has died

broken promises
promising you will definitely do something but then failing to do what you said you would

chief
ruler of a tribe; most important or highest ranking leader

charisma
special natural ability to attract, influence and inspire people

magic formula
combination of actions that is likely to result in success

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