CAREER: Phytoremediation of Organic Contaminants and Preparing Environmental Engineers for Future Challenges

职业：有机污染物的植物修复和环境工程师应对未来挑战的准备

• 批准号: 9984064
• 负责人: Joel Burken
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Missouri University of Science and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-06-01 至 2005-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9984064&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Phytoremediation; Organic; Contaminants; Preparing

9984064 Burken Phytoremediation is a natural systems-based engineering application that has the potential of removing or destroying organic contaminants in the environment. The uptake, translocation and volatilization of organic contaminants are not well understood and these issues currently serve as a point of uncertainty, limiting regulatory acceptance. The objectives of the research component of this project are: (1) to elucidate contaminant translocation and potential volatilization pathways in field-representative conditions that include plants with vascular root systems in the vadose and saturated zones, (2) to ascertain the impact and survivability of genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMs) in the poplar rhizosphere, and potentially advance a new application of phytoremediation, and (3) to continue development of a screening procedure for organic contaminant phytoremediation. Phytoremediation/GEMs combinations will be developed and evaluated in conditions and with methods that mimic full-scale practices. The objectives of the education component of this project are: (1) to arouse students' interest in environmental engineering and enhance their professional development through undergraduate research, teaching, student activities and field observations of current civil and environmental engineerign applications and practices, (2) to improve and enrich the environmental engineering program at UMR by revising the existing curriculum and teaching methods and by increasing numbers of non-traditional students and (3) to enhance instructional skills through training workshops on teaching methods and techniques. This is a continuation of the PI's work in the education field that will include founding a national student chapter of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, with associated UMR student chapter, integration of WebCT into curricula, participation in teaching workshops, implementation of a student project as a full-scale waste treatment facility and continued development of a student Stream Team. These activities are expected to directly and immediately impact the science and engineering education of approximately 110 undergraduate and graduate students per year. ***

9984064伯肯植物修复是一种基于自然系统的工程应用，具有去除或破坏环境中有机污染物的潜力。 有机污染物的吸收，易位和挥发尚不清楚，这些问题目前是不确定性的点，限制了监管的接受。 The objectives of the research component of this project are: (1) to elucidate contaminant translocation and potential volatilization pathways in field-representative conditions that include plants with vascular root systems in the vadose and saturated zones, (2) to ascertain the impact and survivability of genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMs) in the poplar rhizosphere, and potentially advance a new application of phytoremediation, and （3）继续开发有机污染物植物修复的筛选程序。 植物修复/宝石组合将在模仿全尺度实践的条件下开发和评估。 该项目的教育组成部分的目标是：（1）通过本科研究，教学，学生的活动和现场观察来激发学生对环境工程的兴趣并增强其专业发展，并通过不环境和丰富的教学方法来提高和丰富现有的教学方法，并通过增加课程和教学方法来增强和丰富的环境工程，并通过增加课程和教学数量来提高和丰富的环境工程，并通过增加课程和教学来提高课程和教学数量，以提高和丰富的环境工程（3）。有关教学方法和技术的培训讲习班。 这是PI在教育领域的工作的延续，其中包括建立环境工程与科学教授协会的国家学生分会，与UMR学生分会，将WebCT集成为课程，参与教学研讨会，将学生项目的实施作为全尺度的废物治疗机构的实施以及学生流团队的持续发展。 预计这些活动将直接并立即影响每年约110名本科生和研究生的科学和工程教育。 ***