DuPage County, IL In 2023, scientists from around the world gathered in DuPage county, IL, to tour a closed landfill at Mallard Lake. Just 10 years ago, the USPA and IEPA recorded seepage of leachate from the perimeters of the landfill into surrounding water systems...
Kate will be presenting her talk “Phytoremediation: Pollution Purging Plants” at the Resilient Landscapes Symposium this spring at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Can plants help remediate a site’s contaminants when soil or water testing reveals...
Phytoremediation use at landfills is one of the most field implemented kinds of planted buffers in the field of phytotechnologies. Plants can be used to remediate contaminated groundwater generated by landfill leachate. Deep rooted plants such as poplars and willow...
Phytoremediation of lead is a tricky topic! This recent radio interview from the mid-west does a good job explaining how phytostabilization is a form of phytoremediation that can be utilized to help mitigate risk of lead exposure:...
