A husband and wife research team at Purdue has pioneered the use of plants to help clean up soil contaminated with petroleum products. The Environmental Protection Agency and industry researchers already use methods developed by the Purdue team at several petroleum spill sites across the nation. 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. This list contains five experts who can discuss biofuel production. Please also let us know whether you would like to be removed from our postal mailing list.
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