Presentation Title
Phytoremediation of lead-contaminated soils in Burlington's Old North End neighborhood
Abstract
Plant Biology Professor Laura Hill and undergraduate Mariah Cronin are studying the efficacy of phytoremediation, the use of plants to extract toxic heavy metals, to cleanup soils contaminated with trace metals such as lead in Burlington's Old North End (ONE) neighborhood. They are using two different plants, hemp (Cannabis sativa) and sunflowers (Helianthus annus), grown either alone or in co-culture. We expect our phytoremediation results to be a cost-effective and efficacious strategy that is transferable to other contaminated ONE neighbourhood residential and commercial property lots.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Laura Hill
Faculty/Staff Collaborators
Laura Hill (Collaborating Mentor)
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Arts and Sciences
Program/Major
Environmental Studies
Primary Research Category
Biological Sciences
Phytoremediation of lead-contaminated soils in Burlington's Old North End neighborhood
Plant Biology Professor Laura Hill and undergraduate Mariah Cronin are studying the efficacy of phytoremediation, the use of plants to extract toxic heavy metals, to cleanup soils contaminated with trace metals such as lead in Burlington's Old North End (ONE) neighborhood. They are using two different plants, hemp (Cannabis sativa) and sunflowers (Helianthus annus), grown either alone or in co-culture. We expect our phytoremediation results to be a cost-effective and efficacious strategy that is transferable to other contaminated ONE neighbourhood residential and commercial property lots.