Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
Volume 188, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5603-x
Keywords
Biomonitoring; Tree core sampling; Trichloroethylene; TCE; Phytoremediation; Phytoscreening
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- UNC Asheville University Service Council
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Tree cores were collected and analyzed for trichloroethylene ( TCE) on a private property between a former electroplating facility in Asheville, North Carolina ( USA), and a contaminated wetland/spring complex. TCE was detected in 16 of 31 trees, the locations of which were largely consistent with a plume core delineated by a more detailed subsurface investigation nearly 2 years later. Concentrations in tree cores and nearby soil borings were not correlated, perhaps due to heterogeneities in both geologic and tree root structure, spatial and temporal variability in transpiration rates, or interferences caused by other contaminants at the site. Several tree cores without TCE provided evidence for significantly lower TCE concentrations in shallow groundwater along the margins of the contaminated spring complex in an area with limited accessibility. This study demonstrates that tree core analyses can complement a more extensive subsurface investigation, particularly in residential or ecologically sensitive areas.
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