Portable Bioremediation Technologies for Urban Farming and Environmental Justice
This research proposal addresses the environmental and health challenges posed by extreme heat and soil and air pollution in Philadelphia, particularly affecting vulnerable communities. The proposal aims to develop portable fungi-plant living brick systems that support greenery, bioremediation, and urban agriculture. These systems are designed to remediate soils, capture carbon, and augment the green canopy, ultimately mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change and environmental injustice.
The project will involve scaling up fabrication and deploying SimbioBrick in Fishtown, Philadelphia, as soil bioremediating pavement and vertical food farming systems. The project will collaborate with soil toxicology teams to identify deployment sites and collect sustainable agriculture data.
This grant is made possible by the Goldsmith Research Fund, a gift from Carl H. Goldsmith (W ‘88).
Laia Mogas-Soldevila
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Ji Yoon Bae
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