Aquatic phytotransformation of trinitrotoluene in contaminated media

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dc.contributor.advisorWard, C. H.en_US
dc.creatorVanderford, Mindyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:08:58Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:08:58Zen_US
dc.date.issued1996en_US
dc.description.abstractRecent investigations indicate that 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) is rapidly transformed in an aquatic environment by the action of photosynthetic organisms. Several plant species from a variety of culture conditions were examined that displayed the capacity to transform TNT. The kinetics of transformation and the fate of transformation products were monitored by MECE and HPLC analysis in both the aquatic media and within the plant tissues. (U)$\sp{14}$C-TNT was introduced into the plant systems in order to monitor the fate of the aromatic ring. In order to assess the action of plant biochemistry in isolation from ordinary periphyton, axenic plants were examined for their metabolic capacity. Experiments showed that the majority of TNT is rapidly transformed into an unidentified soluble product in the medium and plant tissues with small quantities of reduction products appeared transiently. Over time, an increasing amount of $\sp{14}$C was irreversibly associated with the plant tissue.en_US
dc.format.extent131 p.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ENV.SCI. 1996 VANDERFORDen_US
dc.identifier.citationVanderford, Mindy. "Aquatic phytotransformation of trinitrotoluene in contaminated media." (1996) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14076">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14076</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/14076en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental engineeringen_US
dc.subjectPlant physiologyen_US
dc.subjectBiologyen_US
dc.subjectEngineeringen_US
dc.titleAquatic phytotransformation of trinitrotoluene in contaminated mediaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentEnvironmental Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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