Phytoremediation Mechanisms of a Creosote-Contaminated Site

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Sandra Lynnen
dc.contributor.committeechairNovak, John T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHagedorn, Charles IIIen
dc.contributor.committeememberWiddowson, Mark A.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:36:38Zen
dc.date.adate2001-06-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:36:38Zen
dc.date.issued2001-05-17en
dc.date.rdate2004-06-06en
dc.date.sdate2001-05-29en
dc.description.abstractIn 1990, creosote contamination was discovered at the location of a railroad tie treatment facility active in the 1950s until 1973. In 1997, a phytoremediation field study was implemented with the planting of 1,026 hybrid poplar trees and 36 cells of vegetated and unvegetated grass and legume treatments. The hybrid poplar tree phytoremediation system was designed to control infiltration and groundwater flow and enhance subsurface remediation. The grass phytoremediation system was designed to control erosion and enhance surface soil remediation. The overall objectives of this study were to: (1) assess the extent of subsurface remediation, (2) determine the mechanisms of remediation attributable to the hybrid poplar tree phytoremediation system and microbial degradation, (3) assess the effects of the grass phytoremediation system on surface soil remediation, and (4) determine the mechanisms of surface soil remediation resulting from the grass phytoremediation system.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05292001-145229en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05292001-145229/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42806en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartSandra_Robinson_MS_Thesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecthybrid poplaren
dc.subjectcreosoteen
dc.subjectfield studyen
dc.subjectgrassen
dc.subjectphytoremediationen
dc.subjectPAHsen
dc.titlePhytoremediation Mechanisms of a Creosote-Contaminated Siteen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Sandra_Robinson_MS_Thesis.pdf
Size:
3.98 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Masters Theses