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Title: Phytoremediation of soils and water contaminated with toxic elements and radionuclides

Abstract

At many U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facilities and other sites, large volumes of soils, sediments and waters are contaminated with heavy metals and/or radionuclides, often at only a relatively small factor above regulatory action levels. In response, the DOE`s Office of Technology Development is evaluating the emerging biotechnology known as phytoremediation; this approach utilizes the accelerated transfer of contaminant mass from solution to either root or above ground biomass. After growth, the plant biomass - containing 100 to 1,000 times the contaminant levels observed with conventional plants - is processed to achieve further volume reduction and contaminant concentration. Thus, phytoremediation offers the potential for low cost remediation of highly to moderately contaminated media. Progress made to date by DOE in developing this technology will be summarized and evaluated.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2]
  1. MSE, Inc., Buttle, MT (United States)
  2. US Department of Energy, Walnut Creek, CA (United States); and others
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
210464
Report Number(s):
CONF-9509139-
TRN: 95:008324-0325
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 7. ACS special symposium: emerging technologies in hazardous waste management, Atlanta, GA (United States), 17-20 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Emerging technologies in hazardous waste management VII; Tedder, D.W. [ed.]; PB: 1352 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; SOILS; DECONTAMINATION; METALS; UPTAKE; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS; WATER; TOXIC MATERIALS; DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS

Citation Formats

Cornish, J E, Huddleston, G J, and Levine, R S. Phytoremediation of soils and water contaminated with toxic elements and radionuclides. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Cornish, J E, Huddleston, G J, & Levine, R S. Phytoremediation of soils and water contaminated with toxic elements and radionuclides. United States.
Cornish, J E, Huddleston, G J, and Levine, R S. 1995. "Phytoremediation of soils and water contaminated with toxic elements and radionuclides". United States.
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abstractNote = {At many U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facilities and other sites, large volumes of soils, sediments and waters are contaminated with heavy metals and/or radionuclides, often at only a relatively small factor above regulatory action levels. In response, the DOE`s Office of Technology Development is evaluating the emerging biotechnology known as phytoremediation; this approach utilizes the accelerated transfer of contaminant mass from solution to either root or above ground biomass. After growth, the plant biomass - containing 100 to 1,000 times the contaminant levels observed with conventional plants - is processed to achieve further volume reduction and contaminant concentration. Thus, phytoremediation offers the potential for low cost remediation of highly to moderately contaminated media. Progress made to date by DOE in developing this technology will be summarized and evaluated.},
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year = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995},
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