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Phytoremediation of PAH-polluted soils (mechanisms and applications)
- Project Leader
- Loibner Andreas Paul, Project Leader
- Duration:
- 01.01.2002-31.12.2003
- Type of Research
- Applied Research
- Project partners
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LIMOS, Nancy, France.
Contact person: Corinne Leyval;
Function of the Project Partner: Koordinator
- Staff
- BOKU Research Units
- Institute for Environmental Biotechnology
- Funded by
- Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Zelinkagasse , 1010 Wien, Austria
- Abstract
- The aim of the project is to determine the potential of phytoremediative measures for clean-up of PAH-contaminated soils by testing different polluted soils, investigating the major mechanisms involved, the role of the root system and the associated microorganisms (bacteria, mycorrhiza), and if the toxicity of the contaminated soils is reduced in the course of the treatment. The phytoremediation experiments will be accomplished at LIMOS (Nancy CNRS), which has the expertise and equipment to apply this technique. The evaluation of bioavailability as well as toxicity will be conducted at the IFA (Tulln, Austria) which has the equipment and competency to carry out the respective tests.
- Publications
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Loibner, A.P., Szolar, O.H.J., Braun, R., Hirmann, D. (2003): Ecological assessment and toxicity screening in contaminated land analysis.
In: Thompson, K.C. Nathanail, P. (Eds.): Chemical Analysis of Contaminted Land, 229-267; Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, ISBN 1-84127-334-1
- Vorträge