Molasses enhanced phyto and bioremediation treatability study of explosives contaminated Hawaiian soils

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 243, Issue , 2012, Pages 334-339

  Lamichhane, Krishna M ^a   Babcock, Roger W ^a   Turnbull, Steve J ^b   Schenck, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Directorate of Public Works   (United States)

^c HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Green house study; HMX; Phytoremediation; RDX

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DENSITY; CONTAMINATED SOILS; GREEN HOUSE STUDY; GUINEA GRASS; HIGH-MELTING; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; MAKUA MILITARY RESERVATIONS; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION POTENTIALS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; RDX; RDX DEGRADATION; ROOT ZONE; SOIL PH; TRAINING RANGE;

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVES; GROUNDWATER; HMX; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EXPLOSIVE; GROUND WATER; MOLASSES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPLOSIVE; GRASS; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POPULATION DENSITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GRASS; GREENHOUSE; GUINEA GRASS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL TREATMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; HAWAII; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLASSES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POACEAE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PANICUM MAXIMUM;

EID: 84869865462     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.043     Document Type: Article

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