Hazardous pollution is not distributed uniformly across the landscape, but rather frequently localized in “hot spots” of industrial activity such as mining, organic solvent usage, or leaking underground storage tanks.
Even in the absence of contamination, landscapes (like ranchland or agricultural land) can be degraded by inappropriate management practices.
Our faculty are experts in:
- Characterization and monitoring of polluted environments
- Reclamation and restoration of disturbed lands
- Remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater
Faculty
Alicja Babst-Kostecka
Associate Professor
Director, Center for Environmentally Sustainable Mining
Jon Chorover
Interim Associate Vice President (ALVSCE)
Interim Associate Dean for Research (CALES)
Professor
Arizona Lab for Emerging Contaminants (ALEC)
Katerina Dontsova
Associate Professor
Associate Research Professor, Biosphere 2
Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta
Associate Professor
Director, Project Harvest
Director, Gardenroots
Ken Smith
Global Professor
Microcampus Director, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University in Yangling, China
