生态工程专业研究硕士-植物修复和生物修复

植物修复是许多利用细菌，真菌，绿色植物来稳定或修复受污染部位的过程的统称。这些生物的修复过程包括污染物的稳定化，过滤，提取，螯合和/或排毒。柳树和杨树等硬木树种用于营造促进蒸发的环境，以减少渗入污染土壤的过程。另外，改善的土壤环境更有利于降解过程。我们一直致力于在退化土地（例如纽约的棕地）上开发短轮伐木本作物。我们已经进行了一个为期数年的项目，特别关注植物液压应用，以防止污染物迁移到纽约州锡拉库扎附近的奥诺达加湖。我们还与湿地恢复生态学家合作，评估利用废物场所恢复纽约市中心的盐沼。
Phytoremediation is a collective term for a number of processes that utilize bacteria, fungi, green plants to stabilize or remediate contaminated sites. Remediation processes by these organisms include stabilization, filtration, extraction, sequestration, and/or detoxification of contaminants. Hardwood species such as willow and poplar are used to create an environment that promotes evaporation to reduce percolation into contaminated soils. In addition, improved soil environment is more conducive to degradational processes. We have been working primarily with development of short rotation woody crops on degraded lands such as brownfield sites in New York. We have had a several-year long project with particular emphasis on phytohydraulic applications to prevent pollutant migration to Onondaga Lake near Syracuse, NY. We also collaborate with wetland restoration ecologists in assessing the utilization of waste sites to restore salt marshes in central New York.