Projects: Chlordane and other Pesticide Remediation on Urban Connecticut Site
- Project Site
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Organization
- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
- Contact Person
- Jason C. White, PH.D., jason.white@ct.gov
- Purpose of Project
- N/A
I have just gained access to this site. In 1968, chlordane was applied to a known area. Residual levels are around 5ppm but because of the urban location, 1ppm total DDX (DDT,DDE,DDD) and a number of PAHs are also present. I grew several cutlivars of zucchini and squash, as well as hybridized and backcrossed individuals of each. Zucchini has been shown to accumulate certain weathered persistent organic pollutants whereas squash does not. No results are yet available for this first year of the trial.
- Project Durarion
- in progress since May, 2010
- Project Status
- Continuing
- Project Media
- Soil: clay
- Contaminant categories
- PAH’s and TPH - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, POP’s- Persistent Organic Pollutants
- Health/exposure concerns
- There are many health concerns over pesticide residues in soil and groundwater.
- Phytotechnology mechanism
- phytoextraction
- Plant Species
- Cucurbita pepo ssp pepo (Zucchini) and also Squash sp as control and for hybridizing
- Remediation Enhancing Additives
- none
- Project Scale
- Pilot Scale
- Remediation Location
- In Situ
- Project Costs
- Incorporated under budget for Res. Facility
- Secondary Value/Uses for Project Land and Plants
- other
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