ENVRWednesday, March 28, 2007

1:00 PM-4:55 PM McCormick Place South -- Room S100B/C, Level 1, Oral
Remediation Technologies for Chromium
Organizers:Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey
Jose R. Peralta-Videa
1:00 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:05 PMSpectroscopic studies of Cr(VI) absorption and reduction by Convolvulus arvensis and Medicago truncatula
Milka O. Montes-Holguin, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey
1:25 PMFirst field study demonstrating stable chromium isotopes as a quantifier of Cr(VI) reduction
Emily Berna, Thomas M. Johnson
1:45 PMOrange peels as an effective Cr(VI) biosorbent
Bryan Bilyeu, Patricia Balderas-Hernández, Gabriela Roa-Morales, Carlos Barrera-Díaz
2:05 PMRemoval of heavy metals, microbial organisms and particulates from drinking water using a natural material
Norma Alcantar, Peter Stroot, Thomas Pichler
2:25 PMScreening of toxic elements in pineapples from plantations located in Vieques and Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, using ICP-OES
José L. López-Morales, Félix R. Román
2:45 PMIntermission
3:15 PMChromium uptake by mesquite (Prosopis spp.) exposed to Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in hydroponics
Jack A Arias, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Ntebogeng S. Mokgalaka, Hiram A. Castillo-Michel, Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey
3:35 PMDesign of chemically-activated materials for improved removal of Cr(VI) from water
Zhongren Yue, Jinwen Wang, Samantha E. Bender, James Economy
3:55 PMBioaccumulation of chromium from mine tailings to a desert plant, desert broom (Baccharis sarothroides)
M. D. Nazmul Haque, Jorge L. Gardea-Torresday, Jose R. Peralta-Videa
4:15 PMReduction of chromium(VI) for the treatment of model wastewater using copper nitrate catalyst
Yilkal W Goshu, Yuri V. Tsaryov, Vladimir V. Kostrov
4:35 PMChromium accumulation and its influence on growth and the antioxidative system in Sesbania drummondii
Mohd Israr, Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey, Shivendra Sahi

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The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007