Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils

Interest in phytoremediation as a solution for contaminants in groundwater and soil has exploded. The project documented in "Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils" presents innovative technology for environmental clean up using in situ treatment. It describes the results of a field study focusing on hydrocarbon contamination, especially polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, in surface and near surface soils. The field demonstration used soils contaminated with aged diesel fuels. The random block design enabled the investigators to test the statistical difference in the effects of different vegetated and unvegetated treatments. They tested the degradation of diesel and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon components in plots containing three different vegetation treatments, two grasses and a legume, and a non-vegetated control. Part one of the monograph gives a complete and thorough account of the results of the field study. Part two covers the design and potential costs of a full-scale implementation of the demonstration system as well as the performance and potential application of the new technology. The information given on the niches and limitations of the technologies allows for a more informed selection of remedial solutions for environmmental clean up.

List of contents

Technology Demonstration
Introduction and Technology Overview
Laboratory and Greenhouse Studies
Field Study
Demonstration Conclusions and Recommendations
Demonstration References
Technology Design and Evaluation
Design Basis From Demonstration
Engineering Design
Measurement Procedures
Costs and Economic Analyses
Performance and Potential Application
Design and Evaluation References and Bibliography.

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About the author

Fiorenza, Stephanie; Oubre, Carroll L.; Ward, C. H.

Summary

Answering the interest in phytoremediation as a solution for contaminants in groundwater and soils, Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils supplies quantitative results about the use of vegetation in soil remediation.

Product details

• Authors: M.K. Banks, J. Finn, Stephanie Fiorenza, Fiorenza Stephanie, R.S. Govindaraju, P. Kulakow, Carroll L. Oubre, Oubre Carroll L., A.P. Schwab, C. H. Ward, Ward C. H.
• Assisted by: Stephanie Fiorenza (Editor), Carroll L. Oubre (Editor), C. Herb Ward (Editor), Rice University (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.1999
• EAN: 9781566704632
• ISBN: 978-1-56670-463-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 520 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: AATDF Monograph Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Conservation of the environment, Pollution control, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology