Phytoremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soil using plants adapted to the western Canadian climate

As hydrocarbon contaminated sites occur throughout Canada, and are threats to ecosystem and human health, techniques to remediate them are needed. Phytoremediation is the use of plants and their associated microorganisms to degrade, sequester or contain contaminants in soil. This technique is gainin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robson, Diana Bizecki
Other Authors: Naeth, Anne
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2009
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-12172008-092911/