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Your Environment. Your Health.

News Items: University of Pennsylvania

Superfund Research Program

Remediation of Asbestos Particles

Project Leader: Brenda B. Casper
Co-Investigator: Reto Giere
Grant Number: P42ES023720
Funding Period: 2014-2020
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News Items List

  • Siderophores Reduce Asbestos Toxicity in Soil
    Research Brief - October 2018
    Researchers have discovered that natural compounds released from bacteria and fungi in soil, known as siderophores, can decrease the toxicity of asbestos fibers. According to the authors, their results support the feasibility of asbestos bioremediation, or using organisms such as bacteria to degrade contaminants at waste sites.
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