Phytoremediation is the use of plants to clean or remediate the environment. This page is to be the center for posting the results and background information of a study done by a Tuba City High School student Eliza Nelson. I will be continuing studies done by Dr. Colleen Kelley of NAU and her associates. They have done studies which show that the roots of water hyacinth can remove Europium (similar to Uranium but less toxic) from water. This study will hopefully show that the dried roots of water hyacinth will also remove Europium from water. This study will also be done such that it can apply to the clean up of the ground water at the Tuba City UMTRA Site.

• Background
• phytoremediation
• water hyacinth
• uranium and europium
• THE STUDY
• supply list
• procedure
• results
• Assitance From:
• Dr. Colleen Kelley (of Northern Arizona University)
• Alexis Baca (Dr. Kelley's graduate student)
• Shawn Bedonie
• Nathan Hect
• Petina Yazzie

For more information or comments email Eliza Nelson or Mansel Nelson (Educator)

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