1997 Henry Darcy Lecture Series - Philip C. Bennett (part 1)
Channel: National Ground Water Association
Date: 01/08/2011

"Water, Microbes, and Rocks: The Geochemical Ecology of Contaminated Ground Water" was the title of the lecture given by Phillip C. Bennett, Ph.D. Bennett's lecture introduced the fundamentals of microbial degradation of hydrocarbons, but then went far beyond. Bennett's findings went deep into the geochemical changes in the aquifer and explored the implications of microbial activity upon the weathering of silicates. Bennett received a B.S. from The Evergreen State College, and M.S. in environmental science from the State University of New York, College of the Environmental Science and Forestry, and a Ph.D. in geology from Syracuse University.
 
Bennett delivered his lecture at 39 academic sites in United States, Canada, Australia, England, and Germany during the 1997 academic year.