Phytoremediation
an environmentally-sound technique
Phyles: a pilot system for phytoremediation of lead-polluted soil

Programme

Held in Genova, 21 February 2003

9.00 >>>

Registration

9.30 >>>

Welcome address
Franco Orsi, Regional Environment Councillor

9.50 >>>

Fabrizio Cassi, Timesis s.r.l.
Life-Environment monitoring company for Italy and Slovenia
"The Life-Environment Program in Italy"

10.20 >>>

Pietro La Grotta, Ministry for Environment Protection
"The role of the Ministry for Environment Protection in the EC Life-Environment Programme"

10.40 >>>

Break

11.10 >>>

Franco Gambale, PhyLeS Project Coordinator, Biophysics Institute, CNR, Genova
"The Phyles project: a guide to in situ phytoremediation"

11.50 >>>

M.C. Negri, Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA
"Higher plants in remediation of soils polluted with metals and chlorinated solvents"

12.30 >>>

Lunch

14.00 >>>

Gino Nardi, Mayor of Arcola, La Spezia
"Scientific research, new technology and local government: the Phyles Project and the Arcola Municipality"

14.15 >>>

Jenny Racah, Project Consultant
Stella de Robertis, Biophysics Institute, CNR
"A network of European Regions"

14.30 >>>

Companies operating in the field of bioremediation and land protection & management.
"Soil bioremediation"

15.00 >>>

Break

15.30 >>>

Pietro Canepa, President of the Liguria Scientific and Technological Park and Genoa University
"The role of the Scientific and Technological Park in environment protection in Liguria"

15.45 >>>

Gaetano Schena, Liguria Regional Environment Protection Office
"Reclamation of polluted soil in Liguria"

16.00 >>>

Selected presentations
Discussion

16.45 >>>

Conclusions
Franco Gambale

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