Testing Prolific Growth Aquatic Plants to Remediate Metal Pollutants
An Article from The Conversation: U.K. tests phytoremediation potential of fast-growing Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) with promising results. Because the water hyacinth is invasive, testing plants were arranged in pods in the river to keep the species...
Turning an Old Junkyard into a River Park
Article from the Mountain Express: using phytoremediation to clean up a brownfield site sitting next to the French Broad River Park in Asheville, NC that had previously been an auto junkyard for more than 40 years. With the initial work started in 2011, the park could...
PHYTO – Case Study – Petroleum – US Coast Guard Former Fuel Storage Facility
CASE STUDY – PETROLEUM Project Name: US Coast Guard Former Fuel Storage Facility (Guthrie Nichols et al., 2014) (Cook et al 2010) Location: Elizabeth City, NC Scientists: Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols (a); Rachel L. Cook (a); James E. Landmeyer (b); Brad Atkinson...
ELA Webinar: Green Up for Clean Up: Planting to Remediate Contaminated Landscapes
Ecological Landscape Alliance Presentation – Green Up for Clean Up: Planting to Remediate Contaminated Landscapes
Originally Presented by Kate Kennen on February 13, 2018