Project Number:
WR02R001
Funding Year:
2002
Contract Period:
7/1/2002 - 6/30/2004
Funding Source:
UWS, USGS
Investigator(s):
PIs:- Will DeVita, UW-Stevens Point
Abstract:
Phytoremediation offers a low-cost alternative to traditional remedial actions in contaminated environments. The proposed location of research has an established, 2-year old plantation, a network of monitoring wells used for contaminant analysis and hydrogeologic response, infrastructure necessary to maintain the site, as well as records of groundwater contaminants for the past several years. With this study, we have propose to evaluate the influence the established trees have on groundwater elevation and contaminants. We will also have the opportunity to evaluate the viability of these trees as they begin tapping into contaminated groundwater.