Partners 19 - The Soil Explorers

Partners 19

The Soil Explorers

The quest to understand the secrets of earth's living skin.

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Microbial Observatory
Researcher Jo Handelsman runs microbial observatories in Wisconsin and Alaska and studies underground microbes detrimental to healthy soil. (11:44) (text version)

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Vineyard Wizards
UC-Berkeley's Yoram Rubin is helping California wine growers map precious water vital to growing the best grapes by using earth-penetrating radar. (8:25) (text version)

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Serious Sediment
Rutgers' Donna Fennell is reclaiming chlorine-contaminated sediments in New Jersey 's urban Meadowlands through smart environmental engineering and microbiological enrichment. (6:28) (text version)

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			CSREES Soils program page
			The Handelsman Lab
			Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest
			UC-Berkeley vineyard press release
			Rutgers Kearney Marsh Project

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