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Can chemistry be environmentally friendly?
Published on: March 24 , 2026
Women remain significantly underrepresented in scientific patents
Published on: March 12 , 2026
Inaugural Lecture: Ecological Transition: Hope from the Sustainability Sciences
Published on: March 9 , 2026
Amazing Nature: Episode 2 – Cleaning Up Pollution with Plants
Updated on: May 12 , 2020
"L'Incroyable Nature" podcast on air purification using Bioxegy plants, May 12, 2020…
"The Green Thread" Column: It is possible to remediate soil using plants without creating waste!
Updated on: February 21 , 2020
Remediating degraded industrial sites and producing complex molecules using a…
Science to the Rescue of the Environment
Updated on: February 13 , 2020
Chemist Claude Grison won the European Inventor of the Year Award in June…
An effective and eco-friendly solution for cleaning up soil and water: plants
Updated on: November 25 , 2019
Some municipalities are opting for plant-based filters to capture pollutants from water and...
Are “hyperaccumulator” plants the solution of the future for soil remediation?
Updated on: November 12 , 2019
According to ADEME, 100,000 hectares of land in France are contaminated with heavy metals. Faced with…
Will we have 100% green chemistry tomorrow?
Updated on: November 19 , 2017
Have you just bought a piece of land? Nothing’s growing there? It’s been contaminated with heavy metals…
ChimEco: Chemistry by and for Nature
Updated on: July 1 , 2017
Chemistry and ecology: these two disciplines, which have traditionally been at odds, are now coming together…
Montpellier: Air-purifying plants—the ChimEco lab innovates for the planet
Updated on: May 29 , 2017
As European Sustainable Development Week kicks off, we take a closer look at a team of…
Contaminated soil: Have we poisoned the Earth?
Updated on: April 4 , 2017
What are the different types of soil contaminants? Where do these contaminants come from?…
Interview. Claude Grison: “Our goal is to bring nearly dead soil back to life.”
Last updated: January 1 , 2017
A new field of chemistry has emerged, one that involves harnessing the power of plants and utilizing their…
OLD LANDFILLS: A NEGLECTED POLLUTION PROBLEM
Updated on: December 16 , 2016
Many old municipal landfills have been left abandoned. If…
Soils: though often overlooked today, they are essential to life on Earth
Updated on: October 17 , 2016
It lies beneath our feet, shapes our landscapes, yet we ignore it and pollute it. And yet, the…
Radio interview on NC1ère
Updated on: September 29 , 2016
Interview with Claude Grison on NC1ère Radio, September 29, 2016 Link to…
Claude Grison: “A bio-inspired approach will help us meet the challenges of sustainable development”
Updated on: September 22 , 2016
In celebration of Science Week, from September 15 to October 1, the Symbiose association…
Claude Grison cleans up the soil with plants
Updated on: June 5 , 2016
Nature amazes him. Because, for Claude Grison, when nature is under attack, it is often capable of…
The Square Heads Club: Explorers, the Deep Sea, and Green Chemistry
Last updated: January 8 , 2016
Using the eco-catalysis principle she developed, Claude Grison enables the restoration…