remediation
remediation


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stevie "How long would you estimate it would take someone to do this who hasn't done it before (Assuming we've gathered all the materials)? " | Read more » about 6 years ago
nshapiro "Thank you so much Liz! We have a new research note on this coming out any day (text is all copy edited) its just a matter of uploading it now. The ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
liz "Hi everyone, thank you for such a beautifully documented activity! I'm going to print this out on oversized paper so that there's room to write tra..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "Apologies for the noisy comments above, we've found an error and are trying to fix it! @tester " | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "Oh awesome, and via the EPA no less - "citizen's guide to phytoremediation" -- thanks Chris! @nshapiro @JackieJamesCreedon " | Read more » over 6 years ago
cfastie " " | Read more » over 6 years ago
NickyName "Is there any chance to know the exact proportion of the diameter/size of the planter/jar and the amount of activated charcoal to make it work? Tha..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
localman "@nshapiro I went the lazy route and grabbed a few of the Plant Air Purifiers I'd be down to measure my levels - will likely revisit building my ow..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
zengirl2 "@stevie Wow, that is exciting. I'm almost picturing pomander balls of this stuff hanging around. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
stevie "Here's an answer coming in from Ann Marie Carlton who works with an Atmospheric Multiphase Chemistry Research Group at University of California, Ir..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
nshapiro "Hi @localman, apologies for any confusion. Vertical (facing upwards close to the rootball) is ideal. It depends on how big your planter is whether ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Bobibi "Yes. Biochar in manure, compost, and anaerobic digesters helps eliminate odors as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
zengirl2 "For a project I was looking at toxins in water and read about sunflower stalks being used for this purpose. There was even a startup in NJ, but not..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Hmm. This is surprising to me too. Iron-rich clay can readily adsorb arsenic under oxygen-rich conditions (this is actually the root of Bangladesh,..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
stevie "interesting! I've seen people using clay to filter water in Nicaragua, but I don't have an understanding of how that worked. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "I'm very surprised. I've spent many hours analyzing incoming raw material ( often times clays) usually for heavy metals. Clays are often the sour..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
localman "@nshapiro - Thanks for getting back to us! To clarify: a vertical (outflow facing upwards) or horizontal (outflow facing toward the root ball) are ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
nshapiro "Thanks all! Looks like I'm late to some important comments. Thanks, @warren. I've updated the note per both of your requests. @Odie91that's a gre..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
localman "Excellent project! I've been diving into Wolverton's studies (alongside all other phyto-remediation studies) to get an idea of what options I have ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
nshapiro "Thinking about the history of the science behind the kit (photo by Merle Ibach): " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
nshapiro "Here are a couple more images of the event. The mesh assembly table: The root cleaning station: " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
nshapiro "Here are all the differnt forms of instructions (different sizes and web or print usage): kit_instructions-web_A4.pdf kit_instructions-web_A3.p..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
programmer1200 "For some reason it didnt post my link " | Read more » about 7 years ago
programmer1200 "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Clean_Air_Study " | Read more » about 7 years ago