Proceedings from the Workshop on Phytoremediation of Inorganic Contaminants

Brown, Jay Thatcher ; Matthern, Gretchen Elise ; Glenn, Anne Williams ; Kauffman, J. ; Rock, S. ; Kuperberg, M. ; Ainsworkth, C. ; Waugh, J.

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: Sediments;    Recommendations;    Phytoremediation;    Surface Waters Contaminants;    Radioisotopes;   

DOI  :  10.2172/911476
RP-ID  :  INEEL/EXT-00-00207
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-99ID-13727
RP-ID  :  911476

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Metals and Radionuclides Product Line of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Subsurface Contaminants Focus Area (SCFA) is responsible for the development of technologies and systems that reduce the risk and cost of remediation of radionuclide and hazardous metal contamination in soils and groundwater. The rapid and efficient remediation of these sites and the areas surrounding them represents a technological challenge. Phytoremediation, the use of living plants to cleanup contaminated soils, sediments, surface water and groundwater, is an emerging technology that may be applicable to the problem. The use of phytoremediation to cleanup organic contamination is widely accepted and is being implemented at numerous sites. This workshop was held to initiate a discussion in the scientific community about whether phytoremediation is applicable to inorganic contaminants, such as metals and radionuclides, across the DOE complex. The Workshop on Phytoremediation of Inorganic Contaminants was held at Argonne National Laboratory from November 30 through December 2, 1999. The purpose of the workshop was to provide SCFA and the DOE Environmental Restoration Program with an understanding of the status of phytoremediation as a potential remediation technology for DOE sites. The workshop was expected to identify data gaps, technologies ready for demonstration and deployment, and to provide a set of recommendations for the further development of these technologies. More specifically, the objectives of the workshop were to: · Determine the status of the existing baseline, including technological maturation, · Identify areas for future potential research, · Identify the key issues and recommendations for issue resolution, · Recommend a strategy for maturing key aspects of phytoremediation, · Improve communication and collaboration among organizations currently involved in phytoremediation research, and · Identify technical barriers to making phytoremediation commercially successful in more areas.