Aquatic phytotransformation of trinitrotoluene in contaminated media

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dc.contributor.advisorWard, C. H.
dc.creatorVanderford, Mindy
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:08:58Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:08:58Z
dc.date.issued1996
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.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ENV.SCI. 1996 VANDERFORD
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>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/14076
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectEnvironmental science
dc.subjectEnvironmental engineering
dc.subjectPlant physiology
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.titleAquatic phytotransformation of trinitrotoluene in contaminated media
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentEnvironmental Science
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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