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a tiny green plant clean large polluted waterways?

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Courtesy of Misericordia University DALLAS, Pa. – The age into streams through- ronment. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF THE MORNING CALL
Senior biology researchers (from left) Corinne Breymeier of Old Forge, Pa.; Kelsey Glavich of Browndale, little green sprouts grow- out northeastern Penn- “In class, I really en-
Pa.; Sabrina Figueroa of Centerreach, Long Island, N.Y., and Dr. Cosima Wiese check on the progress of ing inside the Conviron sylvania, and its impact on
duckweed plant growth inside the Conviron growth chamber. growth chamber in a lab at different plants and their joyed Dr. Wiese’s passion
the Hafey-McCormick physiology,” said Biology for plants, and learned
Science Center might not Professor Cosima B. about the work she was
look very powerful. Yet, Wiese, Ph.D., who is head- doing with aquatic plants
Danielle Eastgate of Palm- ing up the Summer Re- and acid rain,” Eastgate
erton is one of five Miseri- search Fellowship team. said. “I come from Palm-
cordia University biology “The students are isolating erton, near where a zinc
researchers trying to deter- the concept by testing how company caused signifi-
mine how the prolific different pollutants, in- cant pollution, enough to
duckweed plants are af- cluding heavy metals, have the area be deemed a
fected by different pollu- impact the duckweed plant federal government Super-
tants, and if they can be and its ability to grow and fund site. Being able to
used as a bioremediation reproduce.” work on a project that
tool to clean up water- helps the environment is
ways. All five students are very important to me.”
senior biology majors with
“I began my research in a minor in chemistry, yet The daughter of Desiree
this area by looking at the their most important com- Eastgate plans to attend
acidification of water mon denominator is an graduate school in applied
caused by acid mine drain- interest in saving the envi- biology. Her career goal is
to work with zoo animals.

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