Phytotechnology Project Profiles
Phytoremediation at Argonne National Laboratory West in Idaho - Project 3
Last Updated: Fall 2004 |
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| Site Information | ||
| Site Name, Location: | Argonne National Laboratory West, Idaho Falls, ID, United States | |
| Site Type: | Federal Facility | |
| Is this a Federal Superfund Site? |
Yes | |
| ROD Date, if applicable: | 09/29/1998 | |
| Is this a Federal or Military Site? |
Yes | |
Project Information |
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| Project Name: | Phytoremediation at Argonne National Laboratory West in Idaho - Project 3 | |||||||||||
| Scale: | Pilot/Field Demonstration | |||||||||||
| Project Status: | Complete | |||||||||||
| Project Start Date: | 1999 | |||||||||||
| Project Completion Date: | 2002 | |||||||||||
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| Phytotechnology Mechanism(s): | Phytoremediation Phytoextraction |
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| Plants and other Vegetation Used: | Hybrid Willow |
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| Planting Description: | Hybrid willows were hand-planted, spaced 18 inches apart. | |||||||||||
| Planting Area: | 0.61 acre | |||||||||||
| Climate: | Northern high desert, very low humidity, short growing season, less than 5 days above 100 C. 45 C typical nighttime temperature. Temperature range: -38 to 102 F; Elevation: 4728 feet; Mean annual precipitation: 230 mm; Growing season: 6/14 to 9/4. | |||||||||||
| O & M Requirements: | Irrigation (system with automated sensors based on soil moisture content), Manure addition, non-potassium fertilizer, pest control (Roundup), harvesting (manual) | |||||||||||
| Performance Data: | Mercury final concentration: 1.00 mg/kg - deemed not successful. | |||||||||||
| Cost of the Phytotechnology Project: | $2.5 Million | |||||||||||
| Comments: | Initial costs could be reduced significantly from this project because of readily available information that currently exists. | Point(s) of Contact |
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Scott Lee Argonne West United States Telephone: (208) 533-7829 E-mail: scott.lee@anlw.anl.gov |
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| Information Source(s): | Various CERCLA documents, including EPA Superfund Record of Decision: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, OU 21. 9/29.98. EPA/ROD/R10-98/061 1998. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/rods/fulltext/r1098061.pdf Scott Lee, Argonne West, Email to Ellen Rubin EPA on October 21, 2004 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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