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Phytopumping for hydraulic control of an arsenic plume
Author(s) -
LewisRuss Anne,
Hicks Eric,
Haramut John R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.20220
Subject(s) - groundwater , environmental science , transpiration , phytoremediation , plume , environmental engineering , disadvantage , vegetation (pathology) , hydrology (agriculture) , soil science , engineering , geography , soil water , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , computer science , biochemistry , photosynthesis , meteorology , medicine , pathology , artificial intelligence
Phytoremediation, the use of plants for in situ contaminant cleanup, is gaining new appreciation as an aesthetically pleasing, sustainable method that naturally makes use of solar power. Hybrid poplars are widely used because they grow rapidly and have high transpiration rates, making them advantageous for hydraulic control of groundwater. However, the tendency for trees and other vegetation to uptake metals may be a disadvantage in some settings due to potential redistribution of metals from groundwater to the ground surface. Therefore, a pilot test in the upper midwestern United States was implemented to evaluate the applicability of poplars to groundwater withdrawal and metals transport. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.