Hi Walker,
Bamboo is another option that been used for waste water
phytoremediation.
DH
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Thursday, May 11, 2000, 8:18:40 AM, you wrote:
WB> You might also consider varieties of Willow trees. Very water
WB> intensive plants, useful for dewatering land areas.
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WB> From: Douglas Hinds [mailto:dmhinds@acnet.net]
WB> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 9:51 PM
WB> To: Janet.Graham
WB> Cc: Sanet
WB> Subject: Re: fast-transpiring trees/grasses
WB> Hi Janet,
WB> Monday, May 08, 2000, 11:15:47 AM, you posted what appears to be a
WB> forwarded request:
JG>> Here is a question concerning planting trees and grasses in
JG>> Delaware.
WB> It's a waste water issue concerning phytoremediation.
JG>> Does anyone have any advice for the person?
JG>> Thanks,
JG>> Janet
WB> It would have been good to include "the person"'s email address.
>> "I am planning a phytoremediation study (cleaning up chemicals
>> with plants), and I am looking for a way to control water inflow
>> into the ground with plants. Therefore, I am looking for either a
>> fast-transpiring evergreen bush or tree, or an understory
>> cold-weather grass or cover material that can be planted
>> underneath deciduous trees to evapotranspire during much of the
>> leaf-off periods. (I am planning to try hybrid poplars as the
>> overstory tree.) Do you have any ideas?
WB> It's not clear that the person is looking for direct remediation;
WB> uptake and tranformation of designated waste products.
>> Also, I am trying to estimate a water balance for these plantings.
>> Do you have any guidance on how to estimate total
>> evapotranspiration for various cover types?"
WB> There are other factors involved (i.e. soil, temperature, cloud
WB> cover) and neither the goal nor the mechanism is clearly stated.
WB> I was going to suggest that the person contact vita.org. They have
WB> people who deal with the things I assumed she or he was looking. But
WB> I don't know if VITA will get involved with something for Delaware
WB> (they helped me get together what I needed to evaluate a wate water
WB> issue in Jalisco some time back) and I'm not sure whether what's
WB> being looked for is viable.
WB> A plant that takes up a lot water is wanted? Water lilies have been
WB> used for this (waste water phytoremediation) and there are other
WB> water loving succulent plants that thrive in damp earth, like
WB> watercress, nastursiums.
WB> Douglas
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