CITRIS Research Exchange: In situ bioremediation: bacteria saving the world by eating much of our junk

• November 8, 2006: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Contact: Yvette Subramanian
• Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

"In situ bioremediation: Bacteria saving the world by eating much of our junk"

by Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley

12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 8 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley

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Part of the CITRIS Research Exchange at UC Berkeley. The complete schedule for the fall semester is online at RE-fall2006.

Abstract:
Professor Alvarez-Cohen's research interests are on the microbial degradation of environmental contaminants in natural and engineered systems with focuses on emerging contaminants and application of innovative molecular tools. She recently co-authored a textbook entitled Environmental Engineering Science and is an expert in developing tools to monitor in situ bioremediation

 

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