Phytoremediation Bridgeton Landfill Radio Interview Lonnie Clark

I was honored to share the Phytoremediation project with the listeners of The Age of Fission with Lonnie Clark.

This was my first every Radio Interview I was a little nervous, thankfully Ms Clark made the interview easy-peasy who mentioned all the information that I have been submitting to Republic Services, EPA Superfund, MO Government Officials, and anyone else who could lend the people being affected by the nuclear radiation of the Bridgeton and Westlake Landfills.

		Lonnie Clark December 31 at 10:23am
I am looking for people who are interested in sharing your stories, your information, or whatever else you believe is pertinent on my radio show, The Age of Fission on ucy.tv/aof. I am highlighting the plight of the people of St. Louis every Monday on my radio show from 8 am - 9 am pst(that is 10 am - 11 am your time). My idea is to interview average citizens and the activists from your community so that we can get the word out about the harm that is being done to the residents living near Coldwater Creek and the West Lake Landfill. Please call me (and yes, even this holiday weekend, the only time I will be unavailable will be on Friday after3pm (your time). Today, Sat, Sun, plesae give me a call or Skype or PM on FB. My info: Lonnie Clark The Age of Fission Radio Show Skype: lonnie.clark7 email: nutzforart@gmail.com UCY.TV :: Age of Fission ucy.tv UCY.TV

EPA Phytoremediation Project Considerations

EPAs Economic Considerations

Phytoremediation projects

Phytoremediation projects



To be utilized for the Bridgeton Landfill Phytoremediation Project

Design Cost

• Site Characterization 
• Work Plan and Report
• Treatability and Pilot Testing

Installation Costs 

     Site Preparation

• Facilities Removal
• Debris Removal
• Utility Line Relocation or Removal

     Soil Preparation

• Physical Modification: Tiling
• Chelating Agents
• pH control
• Drainage

    Infrastructure

• Irrigation
• Fencing

    Planting

• Seeds, Plants
• Labor
• Protection

    Operating Costs

    Maintenance

• Irrigation Water
• Fertilizer
• pH Control
• Chelating Agent
• Drainage Water Disposal
• Pesticides
• Fencing/Pest Control
• Replanting

  Monitoring

• Soil Nutrients
• Soil pH
• Soil water
• Plant Nutrient Status
• Plant Contaminant Status-Roots, Shoots, Stems, Leaves
• Tree Sap Flow Monitoring
• Air Monitoring (leaves, branches, whole tree, area)
• Weather Monitoring

Investor Business Partner Adviser Update

Dear Future Investors, Business Partners, and Advisers,

I'm glad you came by the mohempenergyblog.  To be clear the proposed business 

MOhemp Energy has discovered new avenues for generating income that will protect your investment, in the short and long term. 

The new proposed avenues to generate income will come from MOhemp Energy Non Profit Hazmat Division as well as growing Medical Cannabis Division to supply the undeserved markets of the growing Medical Marijuana Industry and their needed to serve patients a healthy and proven alternative to taking a pill. 

Bridgeton Landfill Contaminated Radioactive Soil Map Location

The greatest potential to help people avoid the health hazards caused by nuclear radiation from the Nuclear Waste that were deposited in the Bridgeton Landfill of the St Louis region during the Manhattan Project (as mentioned in the Rolling Stone- St Louis is Burning) will come from the natural and most affordable way of removing soil contaminants using Green Remediation. 

Phytoextraction is the affordable way to remove soil contaminants

Phytoextraction using phytoremediation of contaminated soils. Such as the Bridgeton Landfill and Cold Water Creek areas of the St Louis Region.

This what sustainability is all about.  

Not only are the plants beneficial in removing the heavy metals from the soil.  They can also be a source for sustainable biomass energy.  For me this is the best of both worlds: Healing the Soil and Creating Sustainable Non Polluting Energy.  see Hemp for Income and Soil Remediation of Nuclear Waste in Bridgeton Missouri and the Cold Water Creek area of the St. Louis Region

I will be the first to admit- I do not have all the answers needed.  That is why 

I am requesting Business Partners who are knowledgeable or who have connections in dealing with Nuclear Radiation.

From all the complex scientific studies I've discovered and read.  I do not feel I will have any trouble getting an Industrial Hemp or Kenaf Plant to grow on this radioactive soil.   This process is being used currently in The Chernobyl phytoremediation project of the Soviet Union as well as bordering area in Ukraine who touts its biomass as the preferred remedy, has been studied for a much needed solution at Fukishima, and with some of the latest information coming out of my favorite hemp organizations Hemp Technologies Nuclear Waste and Hemp and the Decontamination of Radioactive Soil-

For over a decade, industrial hemp growing in the environs of the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine has been helping to reduce soil toxicity.

All of the above endeavors are awesome but its MOhemp Energys way of removing Lignin from the Hemp plant that is my personal favorite.  In addition to the energy and tree saving ability to utilize Hempcrete in a Post Frame Building Design that not only saves energy but saves the resources mankind needs for the generation of oxygen- TREES.  Because without trees and plants creating oxygen and removing carbon dioxide for and from the air.  Mankind faces a very dim future.

Its for all the aforementioned income producing endeavors of MOhemp Energy sends out this invitation to the World, to join in these much needed endeavors.  We can make some money, help people and the planet at the same time!

Phytoremediation potential of kenaf--Bridgeton Westlake Landfills

MOhemp Energy is exploring the Legal to grow Kenaf Plant for the Westlake and Bridgeton Landfills Natural Remediation Project.  

Here is information from a past study:

Phytoremediation potential of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) grown in different soil textures and cadmium concentrations

This study investigated effect of soil textures and cadmium (Cd) concentrations on the growth, fibre yields and Cd absorption of kenaf. 

Screen-house experiment was conducted in the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB), Ogun State, Nigeria. Top soils were collected from Murtala Victoria Botanical Garden, Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria and UNAAB Teaching and Research Farm. 

Highlights Kenaf Phytoremediation Study that is posted on the Google Cloud at this link.

• Ten-litre plastic pots were filled with 10 kg soil. Experimental design was a 2 × 5 factorial in RCBD replicated three times.
• Two soil textures and five levels of Cd concentration (as Cadmium nitrate): 0, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 6.0 mgCd/kg soil. Growth and yield parameters were collected. 
• Cd content of plants and soils were determined using AAS and analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and correlation. UNAAB soil had pH of 6.3 with sandy loam texture while Epe soil had pH and texture of 5.3 and sand respectively. 
• Control had significantly (P<0.05) higher plant height, stem girth, bast and core yields while 6.0 mg/kg had the least in the two soils. 
• The more the concentration of Cd applied, the higher was the absorption by kenaf in the two soils. 
• Kenaf planted in Epe soil had better absorption than UNAAB soil. 
• There was significant (p < 0.01) positive correlation between Cd applied and Cd absorbed by kenaf. 
• Key words: Phytoremediation by kenaf, soil textures, cadmium concentrations. 
• Remediation by conventional technologies is very expensive and it has been estimated that the cost of conventional remediating heavy metal-contaminated sites in the USA alone would exceed $7 billion (Salt et al., 1995)

The best type of soil for kenaf production is a well-drained sandy loam soil; sand soil is not recommended for kenaf production as plant growing in such soil bloom rather early, without attaining sufficient height; consequently low yields are obtained from such soil (Dempsey, 1975). The higher the concentration of Cd applied, the more was the Cd absorption by kenaf in UNAAB and Epe soils (Table 3). In the two soils, kenaf planted in 6.0 mgCd/kg soil had significantly (p <0.05) highest Cd absorption followed by kenaf planted in 4.5 mgCd/kg soil, 30 mgCd/kg soil, 1.5 mgCd/kgsoil and control respectively. This might probably be due to the amount of metal in the soil. ZhenGuo et al. (2002) and Arthur et al. (2003) reported that phytoextraction and uptake of heavy metal is enhanced by its availability and concentration in the soil. Comparing the Cd absorption of kenaf planted in UNAAB and Epe soils, the kenaf in Epe soil had better absorption than the one in UNAAB soil at every concentration level. With reference to 6.0 mgCd/kg soil, kenaf planted in UNAAB soil absorbed more than the one planted in Epe soil by 2.2%. However, bioavailability index has been used to demonstrate the ability of plants to accumulate heavy metals (Rotkittikhun et al., 2006). Epe soil also had higher bioavailability index than UNAAB soil at every concentration level (Table 3). The difference in pH (UNAAB soil 6.3 and Epe soil 5.3) and soils textures might responsible for better absorption of kenaf in Epe soil. Arthur et al. (2003) similarly observed that mobility and bioavailability of metals for plant uptake is enhanced at lower soil pH. Cd levels of UNAAB and Epe soils after harvesting decreased compared to the applied concentrations before planting (Table 4). The higher the concentration of Cd applied to the soils before planting, the more was the content in the soil after harvesting with 6.0 mgCd/kg soil had significantly (p < 0.05) highest level of Cd followed by 4.5 mgCd/kg soil, 3.0 mgCd/kg soil, 1.5 mgCd/kg soil and control respectively in the two soils. Pearson correlation analysis established that Cd concentration applied was positively correlated with Cd absorbed by kenaf (r = 0.99, p < 0.01 in UNAAB soil; r = 1.00, p < 0.01 in Epe soil) and with residual Cd in the soils after harvesting (r = 0.99, p < 0.01 in UNAAB soil; r = 0.96, p < 0.01 in Epe soil). CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Growth and yield parameters of kenaf reduced with increased in cadmium concentrations. Ability of kenaf to absorb cadmium varied with soil texture, soil pH, and concentration of cadmium in the soil. Further research could also be carried out on other varieties of kenaf at much higher concentrations of cadmium and at varying soil pH. 

 

Phytromediation a financial vaible option to remove Heavy Metals

Exerts from a EPA Study specifically state that the

 

Hemp for Income and Soil Remediation of Nuclear Waste in Bridgeton Missouri and the Cold Water Creek area of the St. Louis Region 

is  a viable and financially proven way to remove the heavy metal toxins from the soil at Bridgeton Landfill and Coldwater creek areas of the StLouis Region.

Economic Considerations Phytoremediation EPA Study Guide

Phytoextraction Financial Costs using Phytoremediation

Phytromediation Is Financially Sound as Interim Solution

$600,000 to $100,000 cost estimate 1 acre soil compared to $400,000 excavation and storage Phytoremediation is less expensive

Phytoremediation of Plant System Example above and below ground

Description of Hemp Stalk and Root System

supplied by Canadian Hemp Industry

Hemp is an annual and a member of the Cannabaceae family which consists of two accepted genera, Cannabis (hemp) and  Humulus (hops).  Industrial hemp is a distinct crop type of the plant species Cannabis sativa L.. Industrial hemp is distinguished from narcotic hemp by having a THC (delta - 9 - Tetrahydracannabinol) level less than 0.3%.  

Other characteristics typical of hemp are 

slender stems, 

plant height ranging from four to fifteen feet and a 

stem diameter from 1/4" to 3/4". 

The innermost layer of the stem is called the pith. 

It is surrounded by a woody material known as hurd. 

Outside of this layer is the growing tissue which develops into hurd on the inside and bast fibers on the outside.

Stem Cross Section

The amount of stem branching is inversely related to plant density, ie lower plant densities promote more branching.  The leaves are of a palmate type and each leaf has seven to eleven leaflets with serrated edges. 

The root system generally consists of a dominant taproot and some lateral roots. Soil type will affect which root type will be more developed. For example, in poorer soils the lateral roots will be more developed and the taproot will be short.

Hemp Root

Industrial hemp exhibits a dual response to day length. Increasing day length during the first two to three months promotes more vigorous vegetative growth. Later in the season, the plants require shorter day length to trigger flowering and maturation.