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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Environmental quality

NC State's Owen Duckworth works in his soil biogeochemistry lab

Nov 27, 2023

Unearthing Soil Solutions for Arsenic Remediation

Arsenic naturally occurs in many North Carolina soils. Owen Duckworth’s lab collaborates with the University of North Carolina’s Superfund Research Program to understand the distribution and effects of naturally occurring arsenic in North Carolina. 
diver in orange shirt collects weed samples

Sep 3, 2020

Student Spotlight: Andrew Howell

Who weeds the areas where our wildlife lives? Meet Andrew Howell, a Ph.D. student in Aquatic and Noncropland Vegetation Management. His primary focus targets innovations in vegetation management methods to benefit wildlife.