Issue 1, 2012

TNT removal from culture media by three commonly available wild plants growing in the Caribbean

Abstract

Plants growing in the Caribbean, Rubia tinctorum, Lippia dulcis and Spermacoce remota, were used in vitro to remove TNT from culture media. Plants were found to be resistant to high TNT levels. S. remota was able to remove TNT in less than 48 h. Part of the TNT was physically removed from the culture media by evaporation.

Graphical abstract: TNT removal from culture media by three commonly available wild plants growing in the Caribbean

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Jul 2011
Accepted
26 Oct 2011
First published
24 Nov 2011

J. Environ. Monit., 2012,14, 30-33

TNT removal from culture media by three commonly available wild plants growing in the Caribbean

S. N. Correa-Torres, L. C. Pacheco-Londoño, E. A. Espinosa-Fuentes, L. Rodríguez, F. A. Souto-Bachiller and S. P. Hernández-Rivera, J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 30 DOI: 10.1039/C1EM10602C

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