Uptake of explosives from contaminated soil by vegetation at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL (United States). Agronomy Dept.
- US Army Environmental Center, Edgewood, MD (United States)
This study examines the uptake of explosives by vegetation growing on soils contaminated by 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in Group 61 at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (JAAP). Plant materials and soil from the root zone were sampled and analyzed to determine TNT uptake under natural field conditions. Standard USATHAMA methods were used to determine concentrations of explosives, their derivatives, and metabolites in the soil samples. No- explosives were detected in the aboveground portion of any plant sample. However, results indicate that TNT, 2-aminodinitrotoluene (2-ADNT), and/or 4-ADNT were present in some root samples. The presence of 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT increases the likelihood that explosives were taken up by plant roots, as opposed to their presence resulting from external soil contamination.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 10166502
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ES/CP-82473; CONF-9406213-1; ON: DE94015066; TRN: 94:014624
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 18. annual army environmental R&D symposium,Williamsburg, VA (United States),28-30 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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