Sustainable Range Management of RDX and TNT by Phytoremediation with Engineered Plants

Abstract

Decades of military activity on live-fire training ranges have resulted in the contamination of land and groundwater by recalcitrant high explosives, particularly TNT and RDX. Transgenic grass cultivars that provide resilience, rapid establishmentand good coverage have been developed for use on live-fire training ranges that remediate TNT and RDX contaminated soil.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1021234

Entities

People

  • Antonio Palazzo
  • Elizabeth L Rylott
  • Neil C Bruce
  • Stuart E. Strand
  • Timothy J. Cary

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Environment
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Explosives
  • Gene Expression
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Genetically Modified Organisms
  • Genetics
  • Groundwater
  • High Explosives
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Proteins

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.