Investigations on the feasability of using phytoremediation for treatment of hydrocarbon-contaminated sediments at Horsea Lagoon

This project investigates phytoremediation at a disused fire training runoff lagoon at an ecologically sensitive area in Southern England called Horsea Island. The sediments in the semi-saline lagoon were highly contaminated with over 145,000 mg/kg Dry Weight (DW) Diesel Range Organics (DRO) and wer...

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Main Author: Pinchin, Hannah Elizabeth
Other Authors: Williams, John Barry ; May, Eric ; Mant, Catherine
Published: University of Portsmouth 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.574871