Referee: Dr. Paul E. Olson, Colorado State University, Department of Biology, E414
Anatomy/Zoology Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1878 Plants have many beneficial effects …

A three-compartment mass balance model of a plant is developed to quantify theuptake of
organic chemicals from soil and the atmosphere. The compartments are as follows: root …

Phytoremediation is an effective, non‐intrusive, and inexpensive means of remediating soils
contaminated with organic chemicals. Different plant species have different remediation …

Use of vegetation in remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with organic
materials is a promising, cost-effective alternative to the more established treatment methods …

Communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) present in two hydrocarbon polluted
soils from Argentina and Germany were analyzed by examining stained pieces of plant roots …

The fate of two volatile organochlorinated compounds, 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane (TCA) and
trichloroethylene (TCE), was studied in rhizosphere soil. Laboratory experiments were …

The degradation of selected petroleum hydrocarbons in the rhizosphere of alfalfa was
investigated in a greenhouse experiment. Petroleum contaminated and uncontaminated …

The rhizosphere provides a complex and dynamic microenvironment where bacteria and
fungi, in association with roots, form unique communities that have considerable potential for …

An artificial wetland planted with Typha latifolia was fed during a 360-day experiment with a
reconstituted hydrocarbon wastewater (60 ppm, 850 L day− 1). Concentrations and …

Pot-scale wetlands were used to investigate the role of plants in enhancing the performance
of engineered bioremediation techniques like biostimulation, bioaugmentation, and …