Leaching of contaminated leaves following uptake and phytoremediation of RDX, HMX, and TNT by poplar

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-94

  Jong, Moon Yoon ^a   Van Aken, Benoit ^b   Schnoor, Jerald L ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosives; Hybrid poplar; Leaching; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

AZOCINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLONITE; OCTOGEN; SINGLE HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; BIOREMEDIATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AZOCINES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 1-RING; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; POPULUS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRIAZINES; TRINITROTOLUENE;

POPULUS;

EID: 32844458347     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510500507128     Document Type: Article

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