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PHYTOREMEDIATION
Citation:
Mead, S. E. AND S C. McCutcheon. PHYTOREMEDIATION. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha Nebraska, Omaha, NE, 2001.
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:
This section is part of a letter report. This report is to provide a summary on the state of the art within and outside the Department of Defense (DOD) system of technology(s) and research that addresses the treatment of explosives contaminated soil. The report includes developing technologies for the in situ treatment of explosives contaminated soils in the vadose zone. Available technologies are limited at this time.
No commercially available methods were found to treat explosives waste in situ in surface soils. From a literature search, in situ bioremediation, in situ thermal treatment and in situ phytoremediation appear to hold the most promise as emerging technologies for this application. These technologies are all very site-specific and need to be developed, pilot-tested, and field-tested to determine effectiveness at specific DOE sites.