Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil and Ground Water at Hazardous Waste Sites
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The EPA Regional Ground Water Forum is a group of EPA professionals representing Regional Superfund and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Offices, committed to the identification and resolution of ground-water issues impacting the remediation of Superfund and RCRA sites. The Forum is supported by and advises the Superfund Technical Support Project. Emerging technologies that could provide effective cleanup at hazardous waste sites are of interest to the Forum. Phytoremediation, the use of plants in remediation, is one such technology. This issue paper focuses on the processes and applications of phytoremediation for remediation of hazardous waste sites.
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Ground Water Issue: Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil and Ground at Hazardous Waste Sites February 2001
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