permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <london@metalab.unc.edu>]

Len: This should help answer some of your home reedbed waste
treatment system questions: PHYTOREMEDIATION. See also:
http://metalab.unc.edu/intergarden/orgfarm/bioremediation. LL

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 23:01:27 +0200
From: wytze <geno@zap.a2000.nl>
To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
Subject: Phytoremediation Market Report and Industry Directory

Jacky Foo wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From:   DGlassAssc@aol.com
>
> D. Glass Associates, Inc. announces the availability of a market report and 
> a
> new industry directory on phytoremediation - the use of plants and trees to
> remove contaminants (e.g., hazardous wastes) from the environment. Included
> in our definition of "phytoremediation" are metal hyperaccumulating plants,
> deep-rooted trees used for hydraulic control of polluted groundwater or
> runoff, vegetative landfill covers (alternative caps), tree plantations used
> with spray irrigation of wastewater, integrated ecosystems containing plants
> (e.g., constructed wetlands), and other uses of plants in the environment 
> for
> simlar purposes.
>
> The market report, "U.S. and International Markets for Phytoremediation,
> 1999-2000", is the first comprehensive description of worldwide commercial
> and academic phytoremediation activities. It includes technology
> descriptions, profiles of over 40 U.S. companies and 25 foreign firms
> offering phytoremediation services, capsule summaries of leading non-profit
> research groups and international research consortia studying
> phytoremediation, case studies of several dozen phytoremediation projects,
> and in-depth analyses of market sectors to which phytoremediation is
> applicable. The Executive Summary of this report is available at
> http://www.channel1.com/dglassassoc/INFO/phy99exc.htm,
> and the Table of Contents can be found at
> http://www.channel1.com/dglassassoc/INFO/phy99tbl.htm.
>
> "The 2000 Phytoremediation Industry",  published February 2000, is a
> directory of the U.S. and international phytoremediation industry including
> company profiles. Adapted from the 1999-2000 market report,  but updated 
> with
> several new company profiles, this new Industry Directory is perfect for 
> site
> owners, regulators, consultants, students or job-hunters seeking contact
> information for the key players in the phytoremediation industry. The
> Directory is 100 pages long, includes over 70 company profiles and 18 tables
> summarizing the phytoremediation activities of companies, governments and
> academic research labs around the world, and includes complete contact
> information for phytoremediation companies, including names, addresses,
> phone, fax, e-mail and web addresses. More information can be found at
> http://www.channel1.com/dglassassoc/INFO/directory.htm.
>
> Price and ordering information on both reports can be found at the above
> URLs or at
> http://www.channel1.com/dglassassoc/INFO/phytrept.htm.
> Feel free to contact me with any questions.
>
> David J. Glass, Ph.D.
> D. Glass Associates, Inc.
> 124 Bird Street
> Needham, MA 02492, USA
> Phone (617) 726-5474
> Fax (781) 449-8045
> DGlassAssc@aol.com
> http://www.channel1.com/dglassassoc/

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