Bioremediation Of Explosives In Contaminated Soil

Part I of Essay
TNT is not the kind of substance that most people think of composting, but it can be done! At several U.S. Army depots, the water used in processing explosives was disposed of through evaporation from unlined lagoons. This has resulted in sediments and soils that are conta ....

Part II of Essay
.... at several of its ammunition plants, including ones in Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Oregon. At the Oregon site, composting is projected to save 2.6 million dollars compared with incinerating the contaminated soils. In addition to saving money, composting will also avoid the need for burning fossil fuels and will produce an end product usable for backfilling, landscaping, or erosion control. Introduction Whether people know it or not explosives, such as tnt, are a very important part of their lives. Since World War I, munitions have been m ....