Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:01:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CelynaKOS_DISSERT.pdf: 1291622 bytes, checksum: 6aba20d221ab35537c160d478e6ac5f7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-16 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The soil contamination with petroleum is one of the major concern of industries operating in the field and also of environmental agencies. The petroleum consists mainly of alkanes and aromatic hydrocarbons. The most common examples of hydrocarbons polyaromatic are: naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, benzopyrene and their various isomers. These substances cause adverse effects on human and the environment. Thus, the main objective of this work is to study the advanced oxidation process using the oxidant potassium permanganate (KMnO4) for remediation of soils contaminated with two polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): anthracene and phenanthrene. This study was conducted at bench scale, where the first stage was at batch experiment, using the variables: the time and oxidant dosage in the soil. The second stage was the remediation conducted in continous by a fix column, to this stage, the only variable was remediation time. The concentration of oxidant in this stage was based on the best result obtained in the tests at batch, 2,464 mg / L. The results of degradation these contaminants were satisfactory, at the following dosages and time: (a) 5g of oxidant per kg soil for 48 hours, it was obtained residual contaminants 28 mg phenanthrene and 1.25 mg anthracene per kg of soil and (b) for 7g of oxidant per kg soil in 48 hours remaining 24 mg phenanthrene and anthracene 0.77 mg per kg soil, and therefore below the intervention limit residential and industrial proposed by the State Company of Environmental Sao Paulo (CETESB) / A contamina??o de solo com petr?leo ? uma das grandes preocupa??es das ind?strias que atuam no ramo e tamb?m dos ?rg?os ambientais. O petr?leo ? constitu?do basicamente por hidrocarbonetos alcanos e arom?ticos. Os exemplos mais comuns dos hidrocarbonetos poliarom?ticos s?o: naftaleno, antraceno, fenantreno, benzopireno e seus v?rios is?meros. Estas subst?ncias apresentam efeitos nocivos ao ser humano e ao meio ambiente. Logo, este trabalho tem como principal objetivo, estudar o processo de oxida??o avan?ada, utilizando o oxidante permanganato de pot?ssio (KMnO4), na remedia??o de solos contaminados com dois hidrocarbonetos poliarom?ticos (HPAs): antraceno e fenantreno. Este estudo foi realizado em escala de bancada, sendo a primeira etapa realizada experimentos em batelada, utilizando as vari?veis: tempo de remedia??o e dosagem do oxidante. Na segunda etapa, a remedia??o foi realizada em regime cont?nuo utilizando coluna de leito fixo, para esta etapa a ?nica vari?vel foi tempo de remedia??o. A concentra??o do oxidante nesta etapa, foi baseada no melhor resultado obtido nos ensaios em batelada, 2464 mg/L. Os resultados da degrada??o destes contaminantes foram satisfat?rios, nas seguintes dosagens de oxidante e tempo de remedia??o: (a) 5g de oxidante por kg de solo em 48 horas, foram obtidos contaminantes residuais de 28 mg de fenantreno e 1,25 mg de antraceno por kg de solo e (b) para 7g de oxidante por kg de solo em 48 horas restaram 24 mg de fenantreno e 0,77 mg de antraceno por kg de solo, ficando abaixo dos valores de interven??o residencial e industrial propostos pela Companhia Ambiental do Estado de S?o Paulo (CETESB)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Os Processos Oxidativos Avançados (POA) surgem como uma tecnologia eficiente para a remediação de áreas contaminadas com óleos, permitindo em muitos casos a completa degradação de uma grande variedade de compostos orgânicos recalcitrantes. Dentre os POA, o reagente de Fenton se destaca por sua simplicidade operacional e tecnologia eficiente para grande carga orgânica, assim como, envolve tempo e custo de processos reduzidos. A literatura reporta uma variedade de trabalhos envolvendo remediação de solos arenosos por POA. Estes resultados não devem ser aplicados diretamente para remediar solos brasileiros devido à variedade dos tipos de petróleo e à grande extensão do território brasileiro rico em diferentes tipos de solos predominantemente argilosos. Dessa forma, é de extrema importância o profundo conhecimento de avaliação e indicação de uma forma de se remediar o solo com condições menos agressivas evitando assim a sua desertificação. Dessa forma, este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar a eficiência do teor e da forma do ferro endógeno na remediação do tipo Fenton em diferentes amostras de solos brasileiros contaminados com óleo diesel. Dez diferentes tipos de solos brasileiros: argissolo (Arg), chernossolo (Che), latossolo vermelho (LV), latossolo amarelo (LA), latossolo vermelho e amarelo (LVA), latossolo férrico (LE), neossolo (NeQ), organossolo (Org), solonchak (Soc), vertissolo (Ver). Os teores das diferentes formas de ferro endógenos (amorfo, cristalino, biodisponível e total) foram determinados pela extração por ditionito-citrato-bicarbonato de sódio (Fe-CDB), extração com oxalato ácido de amônio (Fe-oxalato), extração com ácido sulfúrico (Fe2O3-AS) e extração com solução de ácido dietileno triamino pentacético (Fe-DTPA), respectivamente. A avaliação da eficiência de oxidação pela dosagem de H2O2 e a forma de ferro disponível, assim como a sua quantidade, foi avaliada segundo correlação de Pearson. Verificou-se que a maioria dos solos argilosos tropicais (LV, LE, LA), mesmo apresentando uma grande quantidade de óxido de ferro cristalino (Fe-DCB) comparados aos solos tipo arenosos (NeQ, Org, Soc), apresentaram resultados de remediação semelhantes aos solos arenosos. Além disso, não foi observada uma correlação linear entre a quantidade de óxido de ferro cristalino e a eficiência da remediação, porém sugere-se que a elevada quantidade de óxido de ferro cristalino (Fe-DCB) adsorva os íons ferro da solução. O LVA foi o solo que apresentou a maior eficiência de remediação, independente da adição ou não de ferro. Este resultado foi atribuído à sua maior quantidade de ferro amorfo (Fe-oxalato). A tentativa de se correlacionar a remediação com algumas propriedades dos solos demonstrou que a correlação com pH, sem considerar o solonchack (Soc) é a que apresenta maior significância, ou seja, é o pH do solo que parece influenciar o grau de diferenciação das remediações com ou sem adição de ferro. Em solos mais arenosos, a eficiência da remediação com a adição de ferro exógeno foi mais significativa do que a observada para os solos argilosos.

Orientador: Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-09T03:26:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jakovac_AnaCatarinaConte_M.pdf: 1934505 bytes, checksum: d87dbd9dcdf21233352a17e09fd573b4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: A partir dos anos 90, a conscientização da sociedade e o aumento do atendimento à legislação ambiental fizeram proliferar muitas iniciativas de recuperação de áreas degradadas. A transposição do topsoil, rica fonte de sementes nativas e de matéria orgânica, deve ser uma técnica alternativa promissora. O topsoil já vem sendo utilizado com sucesso, mas sua aplicação ainda está restrita a áreas planas. A disponibilidade de topsoil associada à necessidade de recuperação de taludes com espécies nativas, inspirou a presente pesquisa. O objetivo foi avaliar a possibilidade de uso da técnica de transposição de topsoil para a recuperação de taludes de corte e aterro, identificando os fatores atuantes na sucessão secundária inicial da comunidade de plantas e suas implicações para a recuperação. Em um talude com inclinação de 30º foi depositada a camada de topsoil proveniente de uma área de floresta recém desmatada. Foram utilizadas quatro técnicas de contenção do topsoil depositado: madeiramento formando terraços (M), sulcos horizontais (S) e cada uma, M e S, associadas a linhas de adubação verde semeada (MAV e SAV). O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos ao acaso, em que cada tratamento possui três réplicas de 12x15 m2, distribuídas em três blocos. A densidade de indivíduos regenerantes e a riqueza de formas de vida foram monitoradas por 14 meses, e a porcentagem de solo exposto foi avaliada no último mês. Após os 14 meses foram registradas 150 espécies de todas as formas de vida. Os tratamentos apresentaram densidades cinco vezes maiores que o testemunho, variando de 5,2 a 22,6 indiv/m2, mas não foram diferentes entre si. O tratamento de sulcos (S) apresentou a maior porcentagem de solo exposto (Capítulo 1). Mais do que os tratamentos as características do topsoil e a densidade do banco de sementes do topsoil, diferentes entre os blocos experimentais, determinaram padrões distintos de colonização, de estrutura e de velocidade de recuperação das comunidades (Capítulo 2). Se observada a área experimental como um todo, formou-se uma comunidade heterogênea florística e estruturalmente, o que deve ser interessante para áreas em regeneração. Os resultados indicaram que a recuperação de taludes pode ser eficiente utilizando a técnica de transposição de topsoil desde que sejam utilizadas técnicas de contenção conjuntamente. Com a metodologia proposta, ampliam-se as possibilidades de uso do topsoil e possibilita-se a recuperação de taludes de corte e aterro com espécies nativas / Abstract: After the nineties, the awareness of the society and enhancement of legal environmental requirements resulted in a greater number of initiatives on degraded lands rehabilitation. The use of topsoil, which contains the forest seed bank and high concentrations of organic matter, has been successfully used, but its application still restrict to flat or low-declivity areas. The local availability of topsoil together with the necessity to rehabilitate slopes with native species community inspired this experimental research. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the topsoil transposition technique to rehabilitate slopes, aiming to identify the main factors acting over the initial succession of these communities and its implications for the rehabilitation process. At an embankment slope with 30° declivity we spread the topsoil collected in a surrounding area just after forest clear cut. Four contention techniques were tested: wood fences forming terraces, horizontal rips, wood fences with green manure and horizontal rips with green manure. The experiment was designed in casualized blocks were each treatment has three 12 x 15m2 replicas, distributed in three blocks. We monitored the regenerating community for 14 months, measuring the individual¿s density and the life forms richness. The percentage of exposed soil was measured on the last sampling. Afther 14 months, we registered 150 species including all life forms. In all treatments, the density of individuals was at least five times higher than in the control, ranging from 5,2 to 22,6 ind/m2. The density of individuals was not different among the four treatments, but the rips treatment showed the highest percentage of exposed soil (Chapter 1). The allochtonous soil characteristics, diferent among the experimental blocks, were the main determinants of the structure and floristic composition of regenerating communities. Differences of topsoil soil fertility and seed bank density determined different initial colonization patterns, as well as the community final structure and recovery speed (Chapter 2). Analyzing the whole experimental area, the growth of distinct communities at the same rehabilitated area resulted in a community with heterogeneous structure and floristic composition, which may be interesting for regenerating areas. The results showed that, together with contention techniques, the topsoil use as a source of propagules and organic matter can be efficient on slopes¿ rehabilitation. The proposed method expands the possibilities of topsoil use, allowing the rehabilitation of slopes and embankments with native species / Mestrado / Biologia Vegetal / Mestre em Biologia Vegetal

Orientador: Wilson de Figueiredo Jardim / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T12:42:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marques_EmanuelJoseNascimento_M.pdf: 2293976 bytes, checksum: 7be303ab6d3a366873fc9c1c636abfbf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Neste trabalho foi avaliado um processo de lavagem de solo utilizando solução oxidante, visando a remediação de áreas contaminadas com hidrocarbonetos provenientes combustíveis. O processo foi denominado de lavagem oxidativa e consistiu na mistura de H2O2 com um catalisador de Fenton modificado, chamado Fentox®. A lavagem oxidativa foi aplicada em solo contaminado artificialmente com óleo diesel em laboratório, a fim de avaliar as mudanças ocorridas no perfil de distribuição dos hidrocarbonetos remanescentes no solo tratado e verificar as condições experimentais que resultassem em máxima remoção destes contaminantes. Foi possível obter remoção de 90% para alcanos totais, 69% para hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (HPA) totais, e 86% para hidrocarbonetos totais de petróleo (HTP). O aumento na proporção entre fase líquida e fase sólida resultou em maior eficiência na remoção dos contaminantes. A lavagem do solo utilizando o agente tensoativo dodecil benzeno sulfonato de sódio (DBSS) foi outro aspecto investigado em laboratório. Verificou-se que em solo com baixa concentração inicial de HPA o uso do tensoativo não favoreceu a solubilização dos contaminantes. Além disso, a adição de tensoativo durante a lavagem oxidativa do solo não contribuiu para melhorar o desempenho do processo de remediação. O processo de lavagem oxidativa juntamente com solução de tensoativo foi aplicado em solo contaminado com óleos combustíveis em uma área localizada na cidade de São Paulo, a fim de remover os hidrocarbonetos presentes no local. Foi obtida redução de aproximadamente 87% do parâmetro HPA total, sendo que a extensão da remoção individual dos HPA apresentou variações, principalmente em função da hidrofobicidade característica de cada composto. A lavagem oxidativa mostrou-se uma alternativa viável sob o ponto de vista técnico, considerando que os resultados obtidos em campo foram comparáveis àqueles obtidos em laboratório / Abstract: In this work a soil washing process using oxidizing solution was evaluated, aiming the remediation of contaminated areas with hydrocarbons derived from fuels. The selected process was called oxidative soil washing and consists in the use of H2O2 with a modified Fenton¿s catalyst, called Fentox®. The oxidative washing was applied first in a laboratory diesel oil contaminated soil in order to evaluate changes in the distribution profile of hydrocarbons remaining in the treated soil and to set the experimental conditions that resulted in maximum removal of these contaminants. It was possible to obtain removals of 90% for total alkanes, 69% for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and 86% for total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH). The increase in the liquid-solid ratio resulted in increase of the contaminant removal. The oxidative soil washing using the surfactant sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate (SDBS) was another aspect investigated in the laboratory. It was found that in soil having low initial PAH concentration, the use of surfactant did not increase the contaminants solubilization. Furthermore, the surfactant addition during the soil oxidative washing did not improve the performance of the remediation process. The oxidative soil washing in the presence of the surfactant solution was applied in a fuel contaminated soil to remove hydrocarbons. Results indicated removal around 87 % for total PAH, with different rates according to the hydrophobicity of each compound. Oxidative soil washing proved to be a feasible alternative under the technical point of view, considering that results obtained on site were comparable to the ones obtained under laboratory conditions / Mestrado / Quimica Analitica / Mestre em Química

This study assessed the effect of an application of mycorrhizal fungi to stormwater filter media on urban bioswale soil and stormwater in an infiltration-based bioswale aged 20 years with established vegetation. The study tested the use of commercially available general purpose biotic soil blend PermaMatrix® BSP Foundation as a treatment to enhance Earthlite™ stormwater filter media amelioration of zinc, copper, and phosphorus in an ecologically engineered structure designed to collect and infiltrate urban stormwater runoff before it entered the nearby Willamette River. These results show that the application of PermaMatrix® BSP Foundation biotic soil amendment to Earthlite™ stormwater filter media contributed to the reduction of extractable zinc in bioswale soil (-24% and -26%), as compared to the control, which received a treatment of Earthlite™ stormwater filter media only, and experienced an increase in extractable zinc levels (23% and 39%). The results presented also show evidence that after establishment mycorrhizal treatment demonstrated lowered levels of phosphorus in bioswale soil (-41%) and stormwater (-100%), in contrast to the control, which had increased phosphorus levels. The treatment contributed to reductions between 67% and 100% in every metric detected in stormwater after an establishment period of 17 weeks, while the bioswale with no mycorrhizal treatment had increases between 50% and 117%. Treatment also appeared to enhance the reduction of ammonium and nitrates, while contributing to a greater increase in soil pH.

La contamination du milieu naturel, notamment des aquifères, par des hydrocarbures lourds de type HAP (Hydrocarbure Aromatique Polycyclique) se révèle être une pollution pérenne très difficile à traiter. La dépollution de ces sous-sols par un traitement in situ efficace et peu coûteux constitue encore aujourd’hui un challenge. Cette étude cible une technique de co-injection air-vapeur en zone saturée comme alternative aux techniques thermiques et chimiques en vigueur pour le traitement de cette catégorie d’hydrocarbures. Une première partie expérimentale introductive estime l’influence d’un simple traitement vapeur sur la libération de HAPs par les matrices de sol au sein de l’aquifère, montrant la nécessité de coupler à ce procédé une technique d’oxydation chimique. Si le front de vapeur permet de mobiliser totalement les composés légers, les concentrations des composés les plus lourds augmentent en phase dissoute (augmentation des fractions molaires des composés résiduels). Réalisées en milieu fermé, dans des conditions de température dictées par l’injection de vapeur (120 ̊C), des expériences en laboratoire ont permis de caractériser et de quantifier les réactions d’oxydation chimique mises en jeu. Les résultats démontrent une efficacité modérée de l’oxydation à moyenne température. Des sous-produits de réaction sont identifiables et quantifiables à compter de plusieurs semaines de réaction. A l’inverse l’étude met en évidence l’absence totale de minéralisation, démontrant que l’ana- lyse du CO2 ne peut renseigner sur l’évaluation du phénomène d’oxydation. Hormis la réactivité par oxydation, les conclusions de l’étude montrent que la technique favorise la sorption irréversible des composés organiques en surface des matrices de sol. Ces phénomènes de sorption sont très marqués en présence d’argile ou de matière organique naturelle dans le milieu et augmentent au cours du temps. La technique HPO se pose donc en traitement de soutien à l’injection de vapeur par oxydation mais surtout par stabilisation de la zone de contamination. Enfin nous nous sommes intéressés aux problématiques liées à l’injection d’eau chaude et de vapeur dans un sous-sol au travers d’expériences sur site. La technique d’injection de vapeur étant financièrement et énergétiquement coûteuse, des solutions techniques ont été proposées, appliquées et modélisées. Il en ressort une comparaison en bilans énergétiques pour différents modes d’injection, permettant de mieux appréhender les véritables besoins d’une telle technique. Parmi les paramètres influents, le rayon d’influence est un paramètre essentiel qui conditionne la distance entre chaque puits pour une efficacité optimale. Les résultats de l’étude démontrent que dans certains scénarios d’injection (injection à grande profondeur) le préchauffage de la zone d’étude par injection d’eau chaude couplé à un pompage en profondeur permettra d’accroître significativement le rayon d’influence et d’améliorer le bilan énergétique du traitement global. Les principaux résultats de la thèse sont comparés aux autres études sur l’injection de vapeur pour dégager les meilleures conditions d’application de cette technique, et mettre en évidence les verrous techniques ayant pu être levés au cours de la thèse. / PAHs are the largest, ubiquitous and carcinogenic environmental chemical groups. In a context of polluted soil remediation, today it is still a challenge to reach an effective in situ treatment. This study aims to evaluate as an alternative way the potential of a technology combining a thermal process (injection of steam) and a chemical process (co-injection of air) in the saturated zone. A first introductory experimental section considers the influence of a single steam treatment on the release of PAHs from soil matrices within the aquifer. Results prove the necessity of coupling a chemical oxidation technique with this process. If the steam front allows to recover light com- pounds, concentrations of heavier compounds in the dissolved phase are more important after the steam treatment (molar fractions of residual compounds increase). In order to study the fate of PAHs in polluted soils under medium temperature oxidation, numerous experiments in presence of soil spiked matrices were carried out in closed reactors. The catalytic potential of different mineral surfaces was investigated by studying reactivity of different PAHs. Results demonstrate that the efficiency of oxidation remains moderate. They suggest a lack of mineralization and reactions producing partly polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) with equivalent molecular weight as the initial contaminants. Along short term experiments (9 days), the major effect of heating is an increase in irreversible sorption of original compounds. Interestingly, this sorption mostly occurs in presence of natural organic matter and oxygen in the gas phase, suggesting a specific reactivity of the natural organic matter. In long term experiments (6 months), new oxygenated PACs were formed and remained fixed on the solid phase. Consequently, air oxidation catalyzed by minerals and natural organic matter may be a new pathway concerning PAH stabilization in soils. The steam injection technique is still considered as a costly technique. In this last part some technical solutions have been proposed, implemented and modelized. The economic aspect of some injection cases are compared, based on the results of a real field application and some general calculations regarding the costs of wells and energy. Among influential parameters, the radius of influence is a key parameter that determines the distance between each well for an optimum efficiency. The results of this study show that in some scenarios of injection (when the injection takes place in a deeper zone), a preheating phase can be an interesting option to reduce the financial costs of the technique. The main results of the thesis are compared with other steam injection studies to identify the best conditions for the technique application.

V předložené práci byly testovány modifikované lignitické huminové kyseliny za účelem zjištění jejich schopnosti remediace zemědělské půdy. Před samotnou extrakcí jednotlivých huminových kyselin byl lignit modifikován jednou ze série deseti organických kyselin. Cílem modifikace byla simulace procesů vyskytujících se v rizosféře, tj. procesů, kdy malé organické molekuly způsobují změny ve struktuře půdní organické hmoty, během nichž dochází k produkci biologicky aktivních agregátů/molekul podílejících se na růstu rostlin. Prvním krokem této práce bylo zkoumání fyzikálně chemických vlastností vyprodukovaných huminových kyselin a jejich molekulové struktury prostřednictvím elementární analýzy, infračervené spektroskopie s Fourierovou transformací (FTIR), vysokoúčinné gelové chromatografie (HPSEC), metodou měření povrchového napětí a plynovou chromatografií s hmotnostní spektrometrií (GC-MS). Dalším krokem bylo studium parametrů biologické aktivity, získaných z experimentů zaměřených jak na vyšší rostliny, tak na remediaci mikrobiologické aktivity zemědělské půdy. Biologická aktivita vůči vyšším rostlinám byla zkoumána na základě experimentu s kukuřicí, byla měřena délka a hmotnost kořenů, rozvětvení jejich laterálních kořenů a obsah sacharidů a proteinů. Z experimentů cílených na půdu se jednalo o měření množství uvolněného CO2 při laboratorní inkubaci ošetřené půdy a půdní hydrofobicitu (metoda měření kontaktního úhlu). Na závěr byly výsledky podrobeny statistické analýze s využitím Pearsonova korelačního koeficientu s cílem nalézt vztahy mezi fyzikálně chemickými vlastnostmi a biologickou a povrchovou aktivitou studovaných huminových kyselin. Korelace byly zjištěny mezi biologickou aktivitou a fyzikálně chemickými vlastnostmi huminových kyselin. Naopak, nebyly zjištěny mezi povrchovými a fyzikálně chemickými vlastnostmi. Nejefektivnějším modifikačním činidlem z pohledu biologické aktivity byla 20% kyselina mravenčí, nejméně efektivním 20% kyselina propionová.

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This paper's objective is to determine the best approaches for clean-up of an underground oil leak using cost-benefit analysis. The background aspects of the leak, including a description and history of the oil plume, aspects of the site, and applicable Federal and local regulations, are discussed. Several remediation methods are chosen for examination. The costs associated with each method are estimated. An analysis of the area's property value data using the hedonic approach to benefits estimation is also conducted. Costs of the clean-up of the oil plume are compared to the benefits. It was determined that the amount of estimated benefits from restoration programs is $7.6 million. Based on this information and the cost data, the microbial fence / hydraulic containment method and the enhanced groundwater extraction / hydraulic containment method should be considered as remediation approaches. / Master of Arts

The ability of Chromolaena odorata propagated by stem cuttings and grown for six weeks in the greenhouse to thrive in soil containing different concentrations of PCB congeners found in Aroclor and transformer oil, and to possibly remediate such soil was studied under greenhouse conditions. Chromolaena odorata plants were transplanted into soil containing 100, 200, and 500 ppm of Aroclor and transformer oil (T/O) in 1L pots. The experiments were watered daily at 70% moisture field capacity. Parameters such as mature leaves per plant, shoot length, leaf colour as well as the root length at harvest were measured. C. odorata growth was negatively affected by T/O in terms of shoot length and leaf numbers, but no growth inhibition was shown by Aroclor. At the end of six weeks of growth, Plants size was increased by 1.4 and 0.46%, but decreased at -1.0% in T/O, while increases of 45.9, 39.4 and 40.0% were observed in Aroclor treatments. Mean total PCB recoveries were 6.40, 11.7, and 55.8μg in plants tissues at Aroclor treated samples resulting in a percentage reduction of PCB from the soil to 2.10, 1.50, and 1.10 at 100, 200, and 500mg/kg Aroclor treatments respectively. There was no PCB recovery from plants in transformer oil treatments as a result of its inhibition to growth. Root uptake was found to be the probable means of remediation of PCB-contaminated soil by C. odorata, this was perhaps aided by microbes. This study has provided evidence on the ability of C. odorata to remediate PCB contaminated soil. However, the use of C. odorata for phytoremediation of PCB contaminated soil under field condition is therefore advised. / Environmental Sciences / M.Sc. (Environmental Science)