Ecotoxicogenomic evaluation of hybrid poplar tree phytoremediation of nitro-substituted explosives

Poplar (Populus deltoides x nigra DN34) tissue cultures removed 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) from an aqueous solution in five days, reducing the toxicity of the solution from highly toxic Microtox® EC value to that of the control. 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane (RDX) was taken up by the plant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flokstra, Brittany Renee
Other Authors: Schnoor, Jerald L.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2010
Subjects:
RDX
TNT
Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/963
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2348&context=etd