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Prof

Alan Baker

Honorary
Biosciences
Ecological restoration
revegetation
metallophyte
Phytoextraction
Phytostabilization
Phytocapping
Phytodegradation
Phytomining
Heavy metals
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Prof

Alan Baker

 
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Science
 
Primary Interest
Heavy metal toxicity and tolerance in plants
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Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Alan Baker.

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Bioprospecting for novel extractants to separate Nickel and Cobalt

Cobalt (Co) is a common 'guest' element in nickel (Ni) ore. Separating these metals is crucial to the production of high purity of Ni and Co..

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PHYTOREMEDIATION OF BIOSOLIDS AND SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS AT THE WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE

This project will provide a scientifically-sound basis for the practical implementation of phytoremediation technology to remove or stabiliz..

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AINSE3792- USE OF PIXE FOR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCALISATION OF COPPER IN CU-INDICATING PLANTS HAUMANIASTRUM ROBERTII AND ELSHOLTZIA SLENDENS

Completed
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Drought and salinity tolerance in metal hyperaccumulating plants: a functional role for the metals?

A few plant species can ?hyperaccumulate? metal ions to 100-1000 times the concentrations seen in ?normal? plants. Just why these plants hav..

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Use of PIXE for spatial distribution and localisation of cobalt in the Co-hyperaccumulating plant Crotalaria cobatlicola and the common Australian

Completed
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Physiological and biochemical dissection of cobalt accumulation by plants

Co is a valuable metal for the Australian economy. The project will advance phytomining of non-economic Co ores and also the phytoremediatio..

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PHYTOCAPPING FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND REDUCTION OF GREENSHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND ODOUR FROM WASTE DISPOSAL SITES

Landfills remain the main method of waste disposal in Australia and are a major source of groundwater contamination and greenhouse and odour..

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COLLABORATION AGT FOR LINKAGE AGT LP0561914 - PHYTOCAPPING FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND REDUCTION OF GREENSHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND ODOUR FROM WASTE DISPOSAL SITES

Landfills remain the main method of waste disposal in Australia and are a major source of groundwater contamination and greenhouse and odour..

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Bioprospecting for novel extractants to separate cobalt & nickel

Cobalt (Co) is a common 'guest' element in nickel (Ni) ore. Separating these metals is crucial to the production of high purity of Ni and Co..

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PHYTOREMEDIATION OF BIOSOLIDS AND SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS AT THE WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE

This project will provide a scientifically-sound basis for the practical implementation of phytoremediation technology to remove or stabiliz..

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Project Types

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Research Grant

1

Research Contracts

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Alan Baker.

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A global forum on ultramafic ecosystems: from ultramafic ecology to rehabilitation of degraded environments

Guillaume Echevarria, Alan JM Baker, Robert S Boyd, Antony van der Ent, Takafumi Mizuno, Nishanta Rajakaruna, Shota Sakaguchi, Aida Bani

Journal article  |  2018  |  Ecological Research

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A global database for plants that hyperaccumulate metal and metalloid trace elements

Roger D Reeves, Alan JM Baker, Tanguy Jaffre, Peter D Erskine, Guillaume Echevarria, Antony van der Ent

Journal article  |  2018  |  New Phytologist

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Mitigation of Cd accumulation in paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Fe fertilization

Zhe Chen, Ye-Tao Tang, Ai-Jun Yao, Jian Cao, Zhuo-Hao Wu, Zhe-Ran Peng, Shi-Zhong Wang, Shi Xiao, Alan JM Baker, Rong-Liang Qiu

Journal article  |  2017  |  Environmental Pollution

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Mechanisms of Fe biofortification and mitigation of Cd accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown hydroponically with Fe chelate fertilization

Zhe Chen, Ye-Tao Tang, Can Zhou, Shu-Ting Xie, Shi Xiao, Alan JM Baker, Rong-Liang Qiu

Journal article  |  2017  |  Chemosphere

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Soil physicochemical factors as environmental filters for spontaneous plant colonization of abandoned tailing dumps.

Rosanna Ginocchio, Pedro León-Lobos, Eduardo Carlos Arellano, Vinka Anic, Juan Francisco Ovalle, Alan John Martin Baker

Journal article  |  2017  |  Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Abandoned tailing dumps (ATDs) offer an opportunity to identify the main physicochemical filters that determine colonization of ve..

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Copper and cobalt accumulation in plants: a critical assessment of the current state of knowledge

Bastien Lange, Antony van der Ent, Alan John Martin Baker, Guillaume Echevarria, Gregory Mahy, Francois Malaisse, Pierre Meerts, Olivier Pourret, Nathalie Verbruggen, Michel-Pierre Faucon

Journal article  |  2017  |  New Phytologist

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Current status and challenges in developing nickel phytomining: an agronomic perspective

Philip Nti Nkrumah, Alan JM Baker, Rufus L Chaney, Peter D Erskine, Guillaume Echevarria, Jean Louis Morel, Antony van der Ent

Journal article  |  2016  |  Plant and Soil

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Commentary: Toward a more physiologically and evolutionarily relevant definition of metal hyperaccumulation in plants

Antony van der Ent, Alan JM Baker, Roger D Reeves, A Joseph Pollard, Henk Schat

Journal article  |  2015  |  FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

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Irrigation water quality influences heavy metal uptake by willows in biosolids

W Scott Laidlaw, Alan JM Baker, David Gregory, Stefan K Arndt

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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Transcriptomic screening for cyclotides and other cysteine-rich proteins in the metallophyte Viola baoshanensis

Jun Zhang, Jintian Li, Zebo Huang, Bing Yang, Xiaojie Zhang, Dehua Li, David J Craik, Alan JM Baker, Wensheng Shu, Bin Liao

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Plant Physiology

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Mining Environments
Botany
Environmental Sciences
Non-Oriented Research
Ecology and Evolution
Plant Biology
Environmental Engineering
Expanding Knowledge
Ecology
Ecological Applications

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2004

FIEEM - Fellow of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

1994

FIBIOL - Fellow of the Institute of Biology

1985

FLS - Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Biosciences

Education

Diploma of Imperial College

Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine

Doctor of Philosophy

University of London

Associateship of the Royal College of Science

Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine

Bachelor of Science

University of London

International Linkages

Chinese Academy of Sciences

China

Zhejiang University

China

Zhongshan University

China

Mahidol University

Thailand