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PHYTOREMEDIATION OF EXPLOSIVE-CONTAMINATED SOILS
Kiiskila, J.D., P. Das, D. Sarkar, and R. Datta.
Current Pollution Reports, Vol 1 No 1, 23-34, 2015
A considerable amount of information on phytotoxicity and metabolism of TNT and RDX in plants and microorganisms has been collected over the past few decades. This review identifies phytoremediation species that show promise for application to TNT and RDX contamination. Among the plant species that have shown efficient TNT uptake, only a few have been found—i.e., Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) and vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides)—that can do so in a variety of environments. For RDX, reed canary grass, fox sedge, and rice show promise, although degradation of RDX in the plant tissue is limited. http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs40726-015-0003-3.pdf
Current Pollution Reports, Vol 1 No 1, 23-34, 2015
A considerable amount of information on phytotoxicity and metabolism of TNT and RDX in plants and microorganisms has been collected over the past few decades. This review identifies phytoremediation species that show promise for application to TNT and RDX contamination. Among the plant species that have shown efficient TNT uptake, only a few have been found—i.e., Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) and vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides)—that can do so in a variety of environments. For RDX, reed canary grass, fox sedge, and rice show promise, although degradation of RDX in the plant tissue is limited. http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs40726-015-0003-3.pdf
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