( Bacteria ( ( can ( be ( used ( to ( degrade ( ( ( toxic compounds ) , ) ( such ( as ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( heavy metals ) , ) ( organic compounds ) ) , ) phosphorus ) , ) ammonia ) or ) ( other pollutants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Bacteria)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN used) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB degrade) (NP (NP (JJ toxic) (NNS compounds)) (, ,) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (JJ heavy) (NNS metals)) (, ,) (NP (JJ organic) (NNS compounds)) (, ,) (NP (NN phosphorus)) (, ,) (NP (NN ammonia)) (CC or) (NP (JJ other) (NNS pollutants))))))))))) (. .)))
Bacteria can be used to degrade toxic compounds, such as heavy metals, organic compounds, phosphorus, ammonia or other pollutants.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT An) (NN amine)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ organic) (NN compound)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN considered) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN derivative)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN ammonia)))))))))))))) (. .)))
An amine is an organic compound that can be considered to be a derivative of ammonia.