The Minimization of Organic and Metallic Industrial Waste Via LEMNA MINOR Concentration

Abstract

In recent years, new strict environmental laws have required improved and cost-effective water purification methods by Air Force complexes. Naturally assisted primary units (microbiological) and secondary units (macrophyte) could bring waste treatment systems into tighter compliance. Aquatic macrophytes which have rapid growth rates and absorb large quantities of nutrients could provide a practical and economic method for more complete wastewater maintenance, hazardous waste clean-up or river, lake and ground water purification. This work has shown that Lemna minor, or Common Duckweed, can successfully and thoroughly accumulate organics and metals from Air Force wastewaters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 30, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259953

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  • Gail L. Bowers-irons

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alcohols
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Ecology
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Fungi
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Sulfur
  • Toxicity
  • United States
  • Waste Products
  • Waste Water
  • Water Purification

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design