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October
2003 |
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CEM Director, Dr. Graeme Spiers with Dr. Mohammed Joinal Abedin
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CEM Hosts Seminar with Dr. Mohammed Abedin
The
issue of arsenic contamination was the basis of a seminar hosted
by MIRARCO’s Centre for Environmental Monitoring (CEM) on
October 7th, 2003. Dr. Mohammed Joinal Abedin from the Department
of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, Scotland presented
the seminar entitled Arsenic Uptake and Metabolism in Rice. This
seminar was based on his research undertaken at the University
of Aberdeen, and was very topical in light of the current soil-plant-water
initiatives in the Sudbury region.
In Bangladesh, not only is the drinking water supply contaminated
with arsenic, but this threat is also infecting the country’s
rice due to irrigation of rice fields with tainted water. Dr.
Abedin’s study investigated how chemical species of arsenic
were accumulated by rice. It was found that arsenic accumulates
in different parts of rice plants, though the accumulation rate
depends on the variety. |
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To read a publication of the study visit: www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=152223 |
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Warren Holmes, Peter Kaiser & George Pirie
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MIRARCO's
Board of Directors Update
In
September, at its Annual General Meeting, MIRARCO elected current
member, George Pirie – Vice President and CFO, Placer Dome
Canada, as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors. MIRARCO
would like to thank former Chairman, Warren Holmes, for his commitment
and contributions. MIRARCO also welcomes three new Board members:
Brian Maynard - Manager of Technical Services, Ontario Operations,
Inco Limited; Allen Hayward - Vice President Mining, Falconbridge
Limited; and Harley d’Entremont - Vice-recteur à
l'enseignement et à la recherche (affaires francophones),
Laurentian University.
A complete listing of MIRARCO's Board of Directors can be found
by visiting www.mirarco.org/staff.php |
2003/2004
Engineering Seminar Series
Once
again, MIRARCO, in association with Laurentian University's School
of Engineering, will be hosting the Engineering Seminar Series.
This will be comprised of lectures from a select group of professionals
and graduate students on timely topics in mining. The lectures
are scheduled for every Thursday at Laurentian University, in
room F228 from 4:30 - 5:30 pm. There are still speaking opportunities
this term. Those interested are welcome to contact Andrea Poryckyj
by email at aporyckyj@mirarco.org or by phone at (705) 675-1151
x 5099.
A seminar series schedule can be found at www.mirarco.org/engseminars/index.htm |
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MIRARCO
- Mining Innovation
Laurentian University
Willet Green Miller Centre
933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 6B5
Ph:
(705) 675-1151 x 5075 |
For more information about MIRARCO and its research centres
please visit
www.mirarco.org |
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