Removal of soil contaminates

Details Removal of soil contaminates Removal of soil contaminates

1996-03-20

1998-02-24

Robinson, Douglas W.

Plant husbandry

Process

47DIG10, 210602, 210687, A01C 7902, C09K 1700

Patent

active

057201307

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method for reducing soil contamination that comprises: establishing growing plants in the contaminated soil, the plants being selected from the group consisting of Hibiscus species in sections Meunchhusia or Striati or hybrids obtained by a cross with one or more species within sections Meunchhusia or Striati; severing and removing hibiscus plant material from the site. In preferred embodiments, the selected plants are hybrids. Especially preferred plants are selected from the group consisting of H. coccineus, H. cubensis, H. dasycalyx, H. laevis, and H. moscheutos. Contaminates may include metals, metal salts, nonmetals and organic wastes.

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Cunningham et al. Phytoremediation of contaminated soils. Tibtech. vol. 13 pp. 393-397, 1995.
Klips. Genetic affinity of the rare eastern Texas endemic Hibiscus dascalyx (Malvaceae). American Journal of Botany. vol. 82, pp. 1463-1472, 1995.
Salt et al. Phytoremediation: A novel strategy for the removal of toxic metals from the environment using plants. Biotechnology. vol. 13. pp. 468-474, 1995.
Shcnoor et al.Phytoremediation of organic and nutrient contaminants. Environmental Science and Technology. vol. 29. pp. 318-323, 1995.

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