PHYTO RESEARCH CASE STUDY- Etobicoke Field Site

PHYTO RESEARCH CASE STUDY- Etobicoke Field Site

PHYTO RESEARCH CASE STUDY: Project Name : Etobicoke Field Site (Ficko et al, 2010) (Ficko et al, 2011) (Whitfield et al, 2007) (Whitfield et al, 2008) Location:  Etobicoke, Canada (outside Toronto) Institution/ Scientists:  Royal Military College of Canada, Queens...

PHYTO RESEARCH CASE STUDY – Travis Air Force Base

PHYTOREMEDIATION RESEARCH CASE STUDY: Chlorinated Solvents Project Name:  Travis Air Force Base (Klein, 2011) (Doucette et al 2013) (Parsons, 2010) Caption:  Gaseous TCE releases from trees and soil surface into the atmosphere were measured on this site to determine...
PHYTO – Case Study – Ford Motor Company Factory

PHYTO – Case Study – Ford Motor Company Factory

Project Name:  Ford Motor Company Factory (Barac et al 1999) Location: Genk, Belgium Scientists: Tanja Barac (a); Nele Weyens (a); Licy Oeyen (a); Safiyh Taghavi (b); Daniel van der Lelie (b); Dirk Dubin (c); Marco Spliet (d); Jaco Vangronsveld (a) Institutions: (a)...
Testing Prolific Growth Aquatic Plants to Remediate Metal Pollutants

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...