Phytoremediation

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Phytoremediation - Remediation performed by plants.
[NABIR Bioremediation Glossary]

News archive for Phytoremediation:

UMass prof. goes one on one about rice plant project  -  Aug 1, 2008
IndUS Business Journal,This is called phytoremediation, a process of using plants to clean up the soil, to get rid of a pollutant. For that, we are using nonfood crops — we don’t

X-rays make light work of heavy metals  -  Jul 18, 2008
Chemistry World,This has applications in phytoremediation, in which such plants are sown on contaminated sites, harvested, and the toxic metals then disposed of safely.

Trees Help Prevent Contamination Near Columbia's Landfill  -  Jul 18, 2008
KBIA,Through a process known as phytoremediation, trees extract certain pollutants in the water and soil. Columbia's Solid Waste Utility Manager Richard Wieman

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農業環境技術研究所,...誌論文賞「SSPN Award�を�賞(Is Brassica juncea a suitable plant for phytoremediation of cadmium in soils with moderately low cadmium contamination ?

Tom Dyer, Richard Meagher to speak at UGA fall commencement ceremonies  -  Nov 9, 2007
Media Newswire (press release),He is a world authority on phytoremediation, the technique of using genetically engineered plants to remove harmful substances such as mercury and arsenic

Emerging Science Note/Poplars  -  Nov 16, 2007
Living on the Earth,These genetically modified trees can then convert the contaminants into harmless byproducts through a process called "phytoremediation" – a word that

Green Spot: Ford: Turning The Car Around  -  Nov 19, 2007
IndustryWeek...uses several ecologically advanced methods for storm water management and air quality, along with a soil restoration method called phytoremediation.

Take charge, head off 'water wars'  -  Nov 12, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,In some cases, water that must be used but is degraded can be cleaned using phytoremediation (plant) techniques (wastewater gardens) that will deliver clean

Plants might help clean contaminated soil  -  Nov 6, 2007
United Press International6 (UPI) -- A US study suggested that plants might be an effective method of removing toxins from contaminated soils by a process called phytoremediation.

Hill vegetation termed a boon to Vizag  -  Aug 24, 2007
Siasat Daily,The vegetation also has phytoremediation mechanism. Further, the surface roots act like sponge and absorb rain water and charge the groundwater,

Explosive Discovery On Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plant  -  Aug 13, 2007
Science Daily (press release)..."This is the first report to demonstrate that transgenic plants engineered for the phytoremediation of organic pollutants can increase the functional and

Turning Brownfields Into Biofuels  -  Jul 27, 2007
Green Options blog,Phytoremediation - using plants to clean up the soil - has been practiced for centuries. Due to general increases in industrial pollution and the sheer




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