She and her agronomy professor husband, Paul Schwab, were one of the first research teams to develop methods for field-testing phytoremediation, the use of plants to clean up contaminated soil. Banks ...

Norelis Arias walks on land in northern Colombia that’s brimming with greenery, birds chirping in the trees. It’s a far cry ...

Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter often ...

"Phytoremediation is only five or 10 years old," says Purdue horticulture Professor Peter Goldsbrough, "but there's a lot of hope that eventually plants can be used to restore sites and remove ...

Using trees and plants to absorb the contaminants in soil as they grow is known as phytoremediation. It’s an approach to land restoration used elsewhere in the world, says Chris Anderson ...

A new spinout, RemePhy, aims to revolutionise the way we address soil contamination, one of the world's most critical environmental ...

The roots can also remove environmental toxins through a process called phytoremediation. Older trees even help decrease the risk of forest fires by limiting the amount of light that shines through ...