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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Theses/Dissertations

2007

Benzene<br />Ethylbenzene<br />Hydrocarbons -- Biodegradation<br />Phytoremediation<br />Toluene<br />Xylene

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The Importance And Influence Of Groundwater Fluctuations In Phytoremediation, Jeff A. Weishaar Jan 2007

The Importance And Influence Of Groundwater Fluctuations In Phytoremediation, Jeff A. Weishaar

Masters Theses

"The primary purpose of this research is to study the relationship between microbial degradation and plant uptake of volatile hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. While these compounds are known to biodegrade and are capable of transport into plant tissue, any relationship between the two removal mechanisms remains largely unknown. The goal of this work is to better understand the interactions of these multiple biological processes within a phtytoremediation effort"--Introduction, page 3.