Treatment of trinitrotoluene by crude plant extracts

Chemosphere

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 725-732

  Medina, Victor F ^a   Larson, Steven L ^a   Agwaramgbo, Lovell ^b   Perez, Waleska ^c   Escalon, Lynn ^d  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b DILLARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Analytical Services Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Phytoremediation; Plant extracts; Trinitrotoluene

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMOVAL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

CRUDE PLANT EXTRACTS; TRINITROTOLUENE;

TOLUENE;

PARROTFEATHER EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPINACH EXTRACT; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; PARROTFEATHER; PLANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SPINACH;

MYRIOPHYLLUM AQUATICUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 1542358685     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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