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PROOF OF PHYTOREMEDIATION FOR EXPLOSIVES IN WATER AND SOIL
Citation:
MCCUTCHEON, S. C., V. F. MEDINA, AND S. L. LARSON. PROOF OF PHYTOREMEDIATION FOR EXPLOSIVES IN WATER AND SOIL. Chapter 14, McCutcheon, S.C. and J.L. Schnoor (ed.), Phytoremediation: Transformation and Control of Contaminants. Wiley-Interscience Publishers, 429-480, (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:
Field pilots prove the concept of using created treatment wetlands to restore groundwaters and flooded soils contaminated with explosives.