Direct Volatilization of Naphthalene at a Creosote-Contaminated Site with a Phytoremediation System

In 1990, creosote contamination was discovered at a railroad tie yard in Oneida, Tennessee. A phytoremediation system that included over 1,200 hybrid poplar trees was installed between 1997 and 1998 for hydraulic control of the groundwater and enhancement of the natural biodegradation processes in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Booth, Elizabeth Claire
Other Authors: Environmental Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31638
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04062005-164842/