Biochemical remediation of a TNT contaminated soil. Doctoral thesis
Thesis/Dissertation
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OSTI ID:256534
This research presents the first field evidence for the phytoremediation of a TNT contaminated soil by the emersed aquatic plant, Myriophyllum brasiliense. Commonly known as Parrotfeather, this plant features a nitroreductase enzyme capable of promoting the reduction of the nitro groups on TNT to the corresponding amino groups. The proposed reductive pathway takes the TNT through isomers of monoamino and diamino to the final triaminonitrotoluene (TNT) Once in the TAT form and in the presence of oxygen, the final oxidative step quickly yields ring opened products and complete phytoremediation of TNT.
- Research Organization:
- Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 256534
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-304838/6/XAB; AFIT-95-031D; TRN: 61770501
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: TH: Doctoral thesis; PBD: Jun 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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