Publications by authors named "Kent S Murray"
Improving environmental risk management through historical impact assessments.
J Air Waste Manag Assoc
June 2006
A historical contaminant impact assessment was conducted at 48 heavy manufacturing facilities located in 20 different states for a U.S.-based company.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe occurrence of heavy metals in the soil was measured over a period of several years to determine background concentrations in a heavily urbanized watershed in southeastern Michigan. A spatially dispersed sample was collected to capture the inherent variability of the soils and historic land use. The analysis focused on 14 metals (antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, and zinc) that are part of the USEPA's list of the 129 most common pollutants.
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- A new model assesses redevelopment potential of brownfields by analyzing surface and subsurface risk factors at these sites.
- The model generates an index of redevelopment potential by factoring in contamination levels and geological characteristics, revealing that clay-rich areas are less susceptible to contamination.
- The findings indicate a strong correlation between total risk and remediation costs, suggesting that understanding these risks can help prioritize redevelopment efforts across larger areas.
Metallothioneins (MTs) are metal-binding proteins that confer heavy metal tolerance and accumulation in yeast. To augment higher plant metal sequestration, the yeast metallothionein (CUP 1) was introduced into tobacco plants. The CUP 1 gene expression and copper and cadmium phytoextraction were determined.
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