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Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Karnack, Texas - PhytoremediationKarnack, TXSource: Valentine A. Nzengung, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30605, Phone: 706-542-2699, Fax: 706-542-2425, Email: vnzengun@uga.edu Project Summary: The following text was excerpted from project summary information provided by University of Georgia personnel, September 2000: Pilot testing of phytoremediation of perchlorate-contaminated groundwater is planned for Spring 2001 at the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant in Karnack, Texas, pending the availability of funds. The US Army and the Air Force are expected to provide funding for the proposed field phytoremediation demonstration project. Additional Info Source: Nzengung, Valentine A., Wang, Chuhua, Harvey, Greg. 1999. Plant-Mediated Transformation of Perchlorate into Chloride, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 33, pp. 1470-1478. Nzengung, Valentine A., Chuhua Wang, Harvey, G., McCutcheon, S.C., and Wolfe, N.L. 1999. Phytoremediation of Perchlorate Contaminated Water: Laboratory Studies. Symposium Series: Fifth International Symposium on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation: Phytoremediation. Editors; Leeson Andrea and B. C. Alleman. Battelle Press, pp 239-244. Nzengung, Valentine A., Wang Chuhua. 2000. Influences on Phytoremediation of Perchlorate Contaminated Water. American Chemical Society (ACS) Special Symposium Series: Perchlorate in the Environment. Editor: Urbansky. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York. Chapter 21, pp 219 - 229. O'Niell, L.W., Nzengung, Valentine A., Adesida Adebola. 2000. Treatment of Perchlorate Contaminated Water in Microbial Mat, Algae, and Ebb-and-Flow Hydroponic Bioreactors. Symposium Series: Case Studies in the Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds. Editors: Godage B. Wickramanayake, Arun R. Gavaskar, James T. Gibbs, and Jeffrey L. Means. Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio. 2(7), Pp 101-106 Susarla, Sridhar, and Nzengung, Valentine A. Chapter 25: Degradation of Perchlorate by Plants. in Phytoremediation: Scientific Advances to Manage Contamination by Organic Compounds. Editors: Steven C. McCutcheon and Jerald L. Schnoor (In Preparation 2001.) |
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