Book chapter
Pilot-scale Treatment of TNT-spiked Groundwater by Hybrid Poplar Trees
Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management 8, pp.109-118
Springer
2007
DOI: 10.1007/b118361
Abstract
Groundwater contaminated with TNT (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene) is common at ammunition waste sites around the world. Phytoremediation or the use of plants to remediate environmental contamination is a promising means of addressing this problem. This paper describes a pilot-scale, greenhouse experiment that examined the irrigation of hybrid poplar trees (Populus deltoids x itnigra, DN34) with TNT-spiked groundwater. TNT removal and metabolite production were monitored and showed that up to 90% of the TNT could be removed with only minor production of metabolites. Biomass production, water use and TNT toxicity were also evaluated under these more natural (non-laboratory) conditions. The results indicated that a poplar tree remediation system may be a feasible solution for low-levels of groundwater contamination.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pilot-scale Treatment of TNT-spiked Groundwater by Hybrid Poplar Trees
- Creators
- Phillip L ThompsonLiz A RamerPu YongJerald L Schnoor - University of Iowa, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Contributors
- D. William Tedder (Editor)Frederick G Pohland (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management 8, pp.109-118
- DOI
- 10.1007/b118361
- ISBN
- 9780306463624; 0306463628
- eISBN
- 9780306469213; 0306469219
- Publisher
- Springer; Boston
- Number of pages
- 269
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Occupational and Environmental Health
- Record Identifier
- 9983991969502771
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