Phytoremediation Research Briefs and Publications
Phytoremediation of Explosives in Groundwater Using Constructed Wetlands. (Webdate: September 1999)Assessing Phytoremediation
of Explosives-Contaminated Groundwater at Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant. (August 1997)Phytoremediation of
Explosives-Contaminated Groundwater Using Constructed Wetlands at an Army Ammunition Plant. (July 1997)Best, E.P.H., Sprecher, S.L., Fredrickson, H.L. & Larson, S.L., 1997. Screening submersed plant species for phytoremediation of explosives-contaminated groundwater from the Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Milan, Tennessee. Technical Report A-97-24, US Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station. November 1997.
Best, E.P.H., Zappi, M.E., Fredrickson, H.L., Sprecher, S.L., Larson, S.L.,& Miller, J., 1997. Screening of aquatic and wetland plant species for phytoremediation of explosives-contaminated groundwater from the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. Technical Report A-97-2, US Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station. January, 1997.
Best, E.P.H., Zappi, M.E., Fredrickson, H.L., Larson, S.L., Sprecher, S.L., & Ochman, M.S., 1997. Fate of TNT and RDX in aquatic and wetland plant-based systems during treatment of contaminated groundwater. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 829: 179-194.
Price, R.A., Pennington, J.C., Neumann, D., Hayes, C.A., and Larson, S.L., 1997. Plant uptake of explosives from contaminated soil and irrigation water at the former Nebraska Ordnance Plant, mead, Nebraska. Technical Report EL-97-11, US Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Best, E.P.H., Sprecher, S.L., Larson, S.L., & Fredrickson, H.L., 1998. Environmental behavior and fate of explosives from groundwater from the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in aquatic and wetland plants. Fate of TNT and RDX. Prepared for U.S.Army Environmental Center. Prepared by U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS; Report No. SFIM-AEC-ET-CR-97060.
Best, E.P.H., Miller, J., Fredrickson, H.L., Larson, S.L., Zappi, M.E., & Streckfuss, T.H., 1998. Explosives removal from groundwater of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in continuous-flow laboratory systems planted with aquatic and wetland plants. Technical Report EL-98-13, US Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Medina, V.F., R. Rivera, S.L.Larson, & McCutchean, S.C., 1998. Phytoreactors show promise in treating munitions contaminants. Soil and groundwater Cleanup. February/March 19-24.
Best, E.P.H., Sprecher, S.L., Larson, S.L., Fredrickson, H.L., & Bader, D.F., 1999. Environmental behavior of explosives in groundwater from the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in aquatic and wetland plant treatments. Removal, mass balances and fate of TNT and RDX in groundwater. Chemosphere 38: 3383-3396.
Best, E.P.H., Sprecher, S.L., Larson, S., Fredrickson, H.L., & Bader, D.F. , 1999. Environmental behavior of explosives in groundwater from the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in aquatic and wetland plant treatments. Uptake and fate of TNT and RDX in plants. Chemosphere 39: 2057-2072.
Best, E.P.H., 2000. Evaluation of copper removal from wastewater using constructed wetlands at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland. Literature review and site characterization. Letter Report prepared for the U.S. Army Engineer Baltimore District, September 2000. 44 pp.
Best, E.P.H., Miller, J.L., & Larson, S.L., 2000. Explosives removal from groundwater at the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant in small-scale wetland modules. In: J.L.Means & R.E.Hinchee (eds). Wetlands and Remediation: an International Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 16-17, 1999, Battelle Press, Columbus, Richland: 365-373.
Best, E.P.H., Miller, J.L., & Larson, S.L., 2000. Removal of explosives in constructed wetlands. 7th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, November 11-16 2000, Grosvenor Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Vol. 3: 1373-1382.
Best, E..P.H., Miller, J.L., & Larson, S.L., 2001. Tolerance towards explosives, and explosives removal from groundwater in treatment wetland mesocosms. Water Sci. & Technol. 44: 515-521.
Best, E.P.H., Geter, K., & Larson, S.L., 2004. Exploration of the potential for phytoremediation of lead based paint contaminated soil at Fort Lewis, WA. ERDC/EL TR-04-in press U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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