Selection of plants for phytoremediation of soils contaminated with radionuclides

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:538939

Entry, J A ^[1]; Vance, N C ^[2]; Watrud, L S ^[3]

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1. Auburn Univ., AL (United States)
2. PNW Research Station, Corvallis, OR (United States)
3. National Health and Environmental Effects Research Lab., Corvallis, OR (United States)

Remediation of soil contaminated with radionuclides typically requires that soil be removed from the site and treated with various dispersing and chelating chemicals. Numerous studies have shown that radionuclides are generally not leached from the top 0.4 meters of soil, where plant roots actively accumulate elements. Restoration of large areas of land contaminated with low levels of radionuclides may be feasible using phytoremediation. Criteria for the selection of plants for phytoremediation, molecular approaches to increase radio nuclide uptake, effects of cultural practices on uptake and assessment of environmental effects of phytoremediation will be discussed.

• OSTI ID: 538939
• Report Number(s): CONF-960807-; TRN: 97:004029-0006
• Resource Relation: Conference: 212. national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Orlando, FL (United States), 25-30 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 212th ACS national meeting; PB: 1830 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SOILS
REMEDIAL ACTION
PLANTS
ROOTS
UPTAKE
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS