POWRE: Creating Opportunities for Phytoremediation Research, Collaboration and Education

本研究的目的是研究植物修复的适用性，以处理含有烷基酚聚氧乙烯醚（APEO），广泛使用的非离子表面活性剂的废水，并确定这些化合物是如何在植物为基础的系统中传输和降解。 将在受控实验室和温室实验中确定和评价最适合烷基酚化合物降解的植物物种和植物系统。 批处理和流通系统将用于测量和阐明植物修复去除污染物的机制。 将与植物处理系统的研究人员和设计人员建立合作关系，这项植物补救研究的结果将纳入生物处理过程的高级/研究生课程。 在这项POWRE资助的支持下，研究人员将在一年的休假期间开发这一新的研究和合作领域。

The objective of this research is to study the applicability of phytoremediation to the treatment of wastewaters containing alkylphenol polyethoxylates (APEO's), widely used nonionic surfactants, and to determine how these compounds are transported and degraded in a plant-based sytem. Plant species and plant systems best adapted for the degradation of alkylphenolic compounds will be identified and evaluated in controlled laboratory and greenhouse experiments. Batch and flow-through systems will be used to measure and elucidate the mechanisms of contaminant removal by phytoremediation. Collaborative relationships will be established with researchers and designers of plant-based treatment systems and the results of this phytoremediation research will be integrated into a senior/graduate level course on biological treatment processes. With the support of this POWRE grant, the investigator will develop this new area of research and collaboration during a year of sabbatical leave.