Simulating uptake and transport of TNT by plants using STELLA

Chemosphere

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1245-1252

  Ouyang, Ying ^a   Huang, Cheng He ^b   Huang, Dong Yi ^b   Lin, Dian ^b   Cui, Lihua ^c  

^a ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b South China University of Tropical Agriculture   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Model; Phytoremediation; STELLA; TNT; Uptake; Xylem water potential

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; IMPURITIES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; SOILS; TOLUENE;

LEAF WATER TRANSPIRATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; XYLEM WATER POTENTIAL;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

TRINITROTOLUENE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; IMPURITIES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; TOLUENE;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIURNAL VARIATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SANDY SOIL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRANSLOCATION; TRANSPIRATION; TRINITROTOLUENE; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POPULUS FASTIGIATA; SIMULATION; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; TREE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TRANSPORT; XYLEM;

POPULUS;

EID: 34748879564     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.05.081     Document Type: Article

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