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Wednesday Webinar: Partnering Trees and Microbes for Tackling Environmental Pollutants

October 18, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Tree and its roots extending beneath the soil, absorbing pathogens, heavy metals, industrial wastes, pharmaceuticals, and nutrients.

Webinar Overview

Date

Wednesday October 18, 2017 | 10:00 am-11:00 am PDT

Registration Link

Click here to register for the Partnering Trees and Microbes for Tackling Environmental Pollutants webinar

Description

Phytoremediation, the use of plants to clean up sites contaminated with pollutants, can be a cost-effective way to remove a wide range of toxic pollutants including solvents, pesticides, petroleum, and more. Sometimes the pollutant is too toxic, however, and this slows or stops the process. This problem can be overcome using effective plant-microbe partnerships. In this webinar, we will discuss the recent successful field trial of poplar tree phytoremediation with a natural TCE-degrading microbial endophyte.

Presenter

Dr. Sharon Doty, College of the Environment, University of Washington

More Information

How to access the webinar

Please register for the webinar

On the day of the webinar go to https://demo.bigbluebutton.org/b/rooms/ca-0c16d8f7/Partnering%20Trees%20and%20Microbes%20for%20Tackling%20Environmental%20Pollutants

This webinar is part of the AHB Hardwood Biofuels Webinar Series. Find the series including archived presentations online at http://hardwoodbiofuels.org/webinars/.

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Sponsored by

Washington State University Extension with funding from Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grant no. 2011-68005-30407 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

Questions?

Contact Noelle Hart noelle.hart@wsu.edu

Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Noelle Hart at noelle.hart@wsu.edu at least two weeks prior to the event. Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.

Details

Date:
October 18, 2017
Time:
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Venue

Online

Organizer

Noelle Hart
Email:
noelle.hart@wsu.edu