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MAKING PHYTOREMEDIATION A SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY
Citation:
MARMIROLI, N. AND S. C. MCCUTCHEON. MAKING PHYTOREMEDIATION A SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY. Chapter 3, McCutcheon, S.C. and J.L. Schnoor (ed.), Phytoremediation: Transformation and Control of Contaminants. Wiley-Interscience Publishers, 85-119, (2003).
Impact/Purpose:
Elucidate and model the underlying processes (physical, chemical, enzymatic, biological, and geochemical) that describe the species-specific transformation and transport of organic contaminants and nutrients in environmental and biological systems. Develop and integrate chemical behavior parameterization models (e.g., SPARC), chemical-process models, and ecosystem-characterization models into reactive-transport models.
Description:
Phytoremediation is becoming a proven technique; soon, the method should be inexpensive, esthetic, and effective for large areas such as urban brownfields.