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Research - Oxygation, Stevia, Waste Water, Phytoremediation and Non-invasive Assessment

Research - Oxygation, Stevia, Waste Water, Phytoremediation and Non-invasive Assessment

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Research Highlights

Landfills Likely to Dump Clay Capping, Kartik at the Cusp of Change (click here for full article)
Research by Centre for Plant & Water Science, CQUniversity Australia

Doctoral student Kartik Venkatraman is helping convince urban planners to dump the old practice of capping
city landfills with clay, in favour of a new technique "phytocappying" (planting trees on a layer of soil placed over the waste).

Kartik has been monitoring experimental sites and promoting Phytocapping technology amongst city councils. He says that phytocapping is a better option than clay capping, and he expects the trend to be soon picked up throughout Queensland and Australia.

Phytocapping Research Video Clip

Research Areas

Asian vegetables
Bamboo
Developmental physiology
Mine rehabilitation
Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Assessment of Fruit Quality
Native Seed Bank
Overseas studies
Oxygation
Phytoremediation
Stevia production
Wastewater
Reef Rescue Research

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