Phytoextraction of lead from firing range soils with Vetiver grass

E. W. Wilde; R. L. Brigmon; D. L. Dunn; M. A. Heitkamp; D. C. Dagnan

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Phytoextraction of lead from firing range soils with Vetiver grass

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Authors:

E. W. Wilde, R. L. Brigmon, D. L. Dunn, M. A. Heitkamp, D. C. Dagnan

Year:

2007

Type:

General Technical Report - Proceedings

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Gottschalk, Kurt W., ed. Proceedings, 17th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2006; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-10. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 104.

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Abstract

Vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides) along with soil amendments were evaluated for phytoextraction of lead and other metals (zinc, copper, and iron) from the soil of an active firing range at the Savannah River Site, SC. Lead-contaminated soil (300-4,500 ppm/kg) was collected, dried, placed in pots, fertilized, and used as a medium for growing transplanted Vetiver grass plants in a greenhouse.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 17th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2006

Citation

Wilde, E. W.; Brigmon, R. L.; Dunn, D. L.; Heitkamp, M. A.; Dagnan, D. C. 2007. Phytoextraction of lead from firing range soils with Vetiver grass. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W., ed. Proceedings, 17th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2006; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-10. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 104.