Abstract
Phytoremediation of trichloroethylene (TCE) from contaminated groundwater was performed using fast-growing tree species that maintain a high water demand, and thus a high uptake rate for TCE. Several metabolites of TCE were identified on the tissue of poplars including trichloroethanol and di- and trichloroacetic acids. The presence of these metabolites indicated that TCE degradation is taking place through natural metabolism of exogeneous compounds in the plant system. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 19th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water (10/20-23/2003, Amherst, MA).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 221 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Soil and Sediment Contamination |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Environmental Chemistry
- Soil Science
- Pollution
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis