Définition
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Natural purification process, which consists in passing the water through basins, slowly enough to let submersed plants achieving their purification role, before releasing the water in the nature. Indeed, the aquatic vegetation hosts some bacterial communities able to remove pollutants such as nitrates, phosphates...
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According to IOWater
Thématiques associées
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Terme associé dans le Thésaurus Eau et Biodiversité
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