Table 3 Remediation of sites/actual site contaminated with explosives in aerobic slurry bioreactors.

Soil from Joliet Army Ammunition Plant

2,4,6-TNT ^a

2,4,6-TNB^b

Addition of molasses

90%

[12]

Soils from Army Ammunition Plant

a) soil VAAP

moisture 3%

bulk density 1.4 g/ml

pH 4.6

b) soil BAAP

moisture 1.6%

bulk density 1.7 g/ml

pH 9,35

a) 2,4-DNT ^b (14715 mg/kg) 2,6-DNT^c (8940 mg/kg)

b) 2,4-DNT ^b (1125 mg/kg) 2,6-DNT^c (4800 mg/kg)

Augmentation with a DNT-mineralizing culture

98%

[5]

Soil

2,4,6 trinitrophenylmethylnitramine^d

-

99%

[110]

Soil

2,4,6-TNT^a

-

40%

[111]