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Terra Informa - Season 9 Episode 3 - Palm Oil, Mycromediation, Pharmaceuticals in Water

Is there a darker side to Girl Guide cookies? Can fungus save contaminated soil?

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Length: 0:28:57
Uploaded: 18 Sep, 2011

Recording Date: 18 Sep, 2011
Recording Location: CJSR News Dept., Edmonton, Alberta
Logsheet: none
Language: English
Topical for: 1 Week
Status: Complete, Ready to Air
Copyright: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial

Program Title: Terra Informa - Season 9 Episode 3 - Palm Oil, Mycromediation, Pharmaceuticals in Water
Description: A merit badge for deforestation? Today we hear about two Girl Scouts who investigated the environmental impact of their famous cookies and decided it was time for a change. We’ll also fill you in on a promising new approach to environmental remediation that uses mushrooms to clean up contaminated soil. Plus, we interview Dr. Greg Goss, an aquatic toxicologist who has been looking into the levels of pharmaceuticals present in Canada's drinking water.

Host(s): Marcus Peterson
Featured Speakers/Guests: Dr. Greg Goss - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta

Credits: Production: Michael Kingsley McNicoll

Correspondents: Rebekah Rooney, Steve Andersen, David Kaczan, Brett Tegart

Comments: Terra Informa can be reached by emailing terra@cjsr.com.

Topic:
News
Environment > Forestry
Environment > Climate Change
Regional > South Asia
Science and Technology
Science and Technology > Earth Sciences
Environment
Health > Pharmacuticals
Health
Environment > Pollution
Type: News Reports

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