Phytotechnology Technical and Regulatory Guidance and Decision Trees, Revised

Title:

Resource Type:

document --> guidance / decision support

Country:

USA

Year:

2009

Availability:

PHYTO-3 February 2009

Author 1/Producer:

The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC)

Author / Producer Type:

Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body

Publisher:

Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council

Publisher City:

444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 445, Washington, DC 20001

Report / download web link (=direct link):

http://www.itrcweb.org/Documents/PHYTO-3.pdf

Format (e.g. PDF):

PDF

Size: (e.g. 20mb)

6.5

EUGRIS Keyword(s):

Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->In situ treatment technologies

Short description:

This document is an update to 'Phytoremediation Decision Tree' (PHYTO-1, 1999) and 'Phytotechnology Technical and Regulatory Guidance Document' (PHYTO-2, 2001) and replaces the previous documents entirely. It merges the concepts of both previous documents and includes new and practical information on the process and protocol for selecting and applying various phytotechnologies as remedial alternatives. The technical descriptions of phytotechnologies in this document concentrate on the functioning mechanisms: phytosequestration, rhizodegradation, phytohydraulics, phytoextraction, phytodegradation, and phytovolatilization. Decision trees (Remedy Selection, Groundwater, Soil/Sediment, and Riparian Zone) help guide the user through the application of phytotechnologies to a remediation project

Link to Organisation(s):

ITRC Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council

Submitted By:

Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat? Last update: 08/04/2009