Phytotreatment of propellant contamination

Chemosphere

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1054-1059

  Riefler, R Guy ^a   Medina, Victor F ^b  

^a US Institute of Navigation   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4 Dinitrotoluene; 2,4 DNT; Grass; Nitroglycerine; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; BIOREACTORS; ENZYMES; IMPURITIES; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROPELLANTS; TISSUE CULTURE;

2,4-DINITROTOLUENE; 2,4-DNT; GRASS; NITROGLYCERINE; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; PROPELLANT;

AMMUNITION; BIOREACTORS; ENZYMES; IMPURITIES; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROPELLANTS; SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE CULTURE;

CONTAINMENT; CONTAMINATED LAND; ENZYME; GRASS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MILITARY LAND; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER UPTAKE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERUS ESCALANTUS; GRASS; HYDROPONICS; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TISSUE; SETARIA GLAUCA; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMMUNITION; EDUCATION; IMPURITIES; LEAVES; POLLUTION; PROPELLANTS; ROOTS; TISSUE;

ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; POACEAE; SETARIA (PLANT);

EID: 33646087410     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.08.044     Document Type: Article

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