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| Conctact 1000 River Rd. H-DH4-03 Teaneck, NJ. 07666 (201) 692-2385 Voice (201) 692-7349 Fax Fall 2009 OFFICE HOURS Thursday 8:30 - 11:30AM or by appointment. If you are interested on working in my lab or any of my research projects fell free to contact me at any time. Are you interested on environmental issues? Join us, become a member of the GREEN club or the Green Campus Committee. | Alice Benzecry, Ph.D.Associate Professor, School of Natural SciencesCOURSESFall Semester BIOL 3225/3226 General Microbiology Syllabi Spring Semester BIOL 2125/2126 Microbiology for the Health Sciences Syllabi My background includes Botany and Environmental Sciences. I currently teach Microbiology and Aquatic vegetation courses. My main interests are Paleobotany, Environmental Issues dealing with Sea level rising, aquatic plants, ethnobotany / economic botany and the use of plants and their microflora as ecological bioremediators. I am currently Co-chairing the Green Campus Committee. I am also the advisor for the Metropolitan Campus student GREEN Club. "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better- it's not" The Lorax - Dr. Suess RECENT PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS 2008 Salt Marsh Submergence and Sea Level Rise in the New York Metropolitan area. Global Change and the function and distribution of wetlands worshop presented at the 8th Intecol conference. 2007 Experimental Method Toward In-Situ Burial And Floral Restoration Of Contaminated Sites In Submerged Wetlands. presented at the MEADOWLANDS SYMPOSIUM II A new hydrocharitacean seagrass from the Eocene of Florida Canastos- Ethnobotany and its economic importance ONGOING RESEARCH: Capping of Contaminated Sediments in Kearny Marsh - MERI. In situ capping as a viable option for addressing contaminated sediments in deepwater and wetland environments is receiving increased positive attention. Different materials can be used for sediment capping; although sand has been used for most capping projects to date. (AquaBlokTM) a patented, clay mineral-based composite aggregate technology, can in many cases offer distinct advantages over sand for sediment capping with respect to meeting targeted remedial capping functions, including physically and chemically blocking contaminant pathways to overlying receptor organisms and minimizing adverse impacts to wetland hydrology. This three-year proposed field pilot study will examine and compare the long-term development of wetland vegetation and benthic colonization of AquaBlokTM in Kearny Marsh, focusing on how different types of amendments, such as organic material and iron, to AquaBlokTM affect the relative rate and extent of colonization. Test of SubmerSeed and AquaBlok as aid in wetland restoration projects. The use of native wetland vegetation seeds in wetland restoration is receiving increased positive attention. SubmerSeed a patented, clay mineral-based composite aggregate technology provides an alternative to traditional means of plant propagation in wetland/aquatic settings. Due to the buoyant nature of many native wetland seeds, this technology will aid on the delivery and anchor mechanism for the targeted and reliable placement of viable wetland plant seeds in permanently inundated conditions. This project will be examining the use of SubmerSeed and AquaBlok as aid in wetland restoration projects. This research is being done in our Green House – 100 River Road. Measuring Wetland Change in the Hackensack Meadowlands Using Sediment Elevation Tables (SETs) and core analyses to estimate both recent accretion and subsidence rates in selected marsh areas of the Hackensack Meadowlands. Data collected from the SETs will be use to demonstrate potential impacts of sea-level rise on marshes within the Meadowlands. Extraction of natural bioactive molecules present on the stem of bignoniaceous vines Among the isolated fractions, we found antibacterial and antifungal substances. We are continue to isolate, identify and test other bioactive molecules. Links of interest: Email address: benzecry@fdu.edu | ||
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