Maintaining Hydraulic Control Using Deep Rooted Tree Systems

Ferro, Ari M.; Gefell, Michael J.; Kjelgren, Roger; Lipson, David S.; Zollinger, N.; Jackson, S E

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“…Throughout the study, transpiration rates of in-stream willows were significantly reduced by extended periods of hot dry weather and reduced river flows, likely to be related to poor willow stomata control during hot dry periods even when water is unlimited (Ferro et al, 2003). In the event of cooler weather and water availability, an increase in transpiration was evident.…”

Section: Inhibiting Factors To Willow Water Usementioning

confidence: 91%

Quantifying water savings from willow removal in Australian streams

Doody

Benyon

2011

Journal of Environmental Management

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Section: Inhibiting Factors To Willow Water Usementioning

confidence: 91%

Quantifying water savings from willow removal in Australian streams

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Benyon

2011

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Davis et al (1998) described this phenomenon of plants as "solar pumps" in remediating contaminated water. Ferro et al (2003) present an overview of using trees to maintain hydraulic control.…”

Section: Plant-based Remediation Systems Using Treesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Deep-rooted trees may be installed in multiple rows at the leading edge of a contaminated plume with tree rows set perpendicular to the direction of groundwater flow (Ferro et al, 2003). Trees will transpire groundwater at a substantial rate, depending on climatic factors and the age of the stand.…”

Section: Plant-based Remediation Systems Using Treesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential for Plant-Based Remediation of Pesticide-Contaminated Soil and Water using Nontarget Plants such as Trees, Shrubs, and Grasses

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Erickson

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Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

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“…Ferro et al (2003) noted that if parts of a contaminant plume of a given width needs to be captured by groundwater pumpage, the pump rate will move groundwater at two times the prepumped flow rate due to plant-induced changes in the hydrologic gradients. In this case, the trees would be removing groundwater across the full thickness of the aquifer, and many solutions to the capture zone of groundwater have been calculated for this condition, analogous to that of each tree behaving as a fully penetrating well.…”

Section: Groundwater Discharge and Potential Evapotranspirationmentioning

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Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater

Landmeyer

2012

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2011937578# Springer ScienceþBusiness Media B.V. 2012 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover image: # 2011 JupiterImages CorporationPrinted on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) The deeper the roots, the higher the reach To Lori, Kaylee, and Ava-May our roots always find deep water.. Preface "Nature is driven by water"Leonardo da Vinci (from Richter 1888)Groundwater is one of our most important natural resources. Groundwater provides drinking water to more than 50% of the population of the United States. This fact may not surprise a domestic-well owner, but may surprise municipal water customers who drink tap water supplied by wells. A greater percentage of the population in other countries, particularly in the developing world, relies on groundwater. Groundwater usually requires minimal treatment prior to drinking as groundwater is filtered during flow through porous sediments. Moreover, groundwater can be decades to thousands of years old and, therefore, contain precipitation that fell long before the production and release of modern-day contaminants.These facts do not imply groundwater is protected from contamination. On the contrary, groundwater resources can be more vulnerable to contamination than surface water. For example, contaminant sources may be located a short vertical distance above shallow groundwater that typically is discharged to surface water or pumped by wells after only a few years in the subsurface with correspondingly little time for contaminant cleansing to occur. Alternatively, the slow groundwater-flow rates characteristic of deep groundwater means that contamination will take more time to be discharged from aquifers. In both cases, contamination of groundwater should be avoided if at all possible. If contamination occurs, remediation of groundwater to pre-contamination conditions should be accomplished as efficiently, as quickly, and as cost effectively as possible to ensure that current and future demands on the groundwater resource can be met.Phytoremediation is one of many potential alternatives that can be used to restore contaminated groundwater. In general, phytoremediation is the use of living organisms-plantsto restore contaminated environments to less harmful levels. It is commonly accepted that plants have the potential to cleanse the air, such as taking in carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and releasing oxygen (O 2 ). But plants also have the potential to cleanse water. This is because water controls all aspects of plant survival; a glance at the waterless and plantless moon quickly confirms this statement. From seed to maturit...

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Maintaining Hydraulic Control Using Deep Rooted Tree Systems

Cited by 23 publications

References 35 publications

Quantifying water savings from willow removal in Australian streams

Quantifying water savings from willow removal in Australian streams

Potential for Plant-Based Remediation of Pesticide-Contaminated Soil and Water using Nontarget Plants such as Trees, Shrubs, and Grasses

Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater

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