Phytotechnology Project Profiles
Phytoremediation at an abandoned hat factory site in Connecticut
Last Updated: Fall 2004 |
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| Site Information | ||
| Site Name, Location: | Abandoned hat factory site, Danbury, CT, United States | |
| Site Type: | Not Available | |
| Is this a Federal Superfund Site? |
No | |
| Is this a Federal or Military Site? |
No | |
Project Information |
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| Project Name: | Phytoremediation at an abandoned hat factory site in Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Scale: | Pilot/Field Demonstration | |||||||||||
| Project Status: | Complete | |||||||||||
| Project Start Date: | July 2003 | |||||||||||
| Project Completion Date: | Summer 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Contaminants Treated: |
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| Phytotechnology Mechanism(s): | Phytoremediation Phytovolatilization |
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| Plants and other Vegetation Used: | Eastern Cottonwood |
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| Planting Description: | Genetically modified cottonwoods. | |||||||||||
| Planting Area: | 0.33 acre | |||||||||||
| Climate: | Temperature range: -26 to 102 F; Elevation: 378 feet; Mean annual precipitation: 51.9 inches; Growing season: 5/15 to 9/22. | |||||||||||
| O & M Requirements: | Irrigation, weeding, visual inspections and monitoring. | |||||||||||
| Performance Data: | Results were inconclusive; project was terminated because of ineffectiveness | |||||||||||
| Cost of the Phytotechnology Project: | Not available | |||||||||||
| Comments: | Pilot through fall 2004. If results are positive, the phytoremediation may be applied to whole site. | Point(s) of Contact |
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David J. Glass Applied PhytoGenetics, Inc. 124 Bird Street Needham, MA United States Telephone: (617) 653-9945 E-mail: dglass@appliedphytogenetics.com Jack Kozuchowski Danbury Health Dept. Danbury, CT United States Telephone: (203) 797-4625 E-mail: j.kozuchowski@ci.danbury.ct.us |
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| Information Source(s): | Documents not yet available. Referenced in memo to U.S. EPA. Green, Cynthia; Ana Hoffnagle. 2004. Phytoremediation Field Studies Database for Chlorinated Solvents, Pesticides, Explosives, and Metals. http://clu-in.org/download/studentpapers/hoffnagle-phytoremediation.pdf EPA. 2005. Use of Field-Scale Phytotechnology for Chlorinated Solvents, Metals, Explosives and Propellants, and Pesticides. EPA 542-R-05-002. http://www.epa.gov/tio/download/remed/542-r-05-002.pdf |
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| Associated Vendor(s) or Consultant(s): | Applied PhytoGenetics, Inc. |
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