Communication
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
Nature Does Things Right, with Claude Grison
Updated on: March 6 , 2025
When science draws inspiration from what nature does… we call it biomimicry. The…
Phytoremediation: Restoration of Contaminated Soil Using Plants (Phytoremediation)
Updated on: November 4 , 2022
Human activities are largely responsible for soil and water pollution, and more…
Ecology and Chemistry Working Together for a Symbiotic Future. By Claude Grison
Updated on: April 23 , 2021
Leonard’s Reflections on Nature: Union of Engineers of the CNAM, April 23…
Amazing Chemistry: Discoveries and Promises of the 21st Century
Updated on: April 15 , 2021
Chapter: “The Revealed Secrets of Plant Strategies” Leonardo da Vinci enjoyed…
#SustainableScience – Restoring and Recycling with Plants
Updated on: July 1 , 2020
Will gardeners one day replace coal miners? If plants are used…
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...
Plants for remediating soil and water and recycling metals
Updated on: September 21 , 2016
"Eco-catalysis" is a new process that uses plants rich in…
Ecocatalysis: A New Integrated Approach to Scientific Ecology
Updated on: August 19 , 2015
Restoration of biodiversity; remediation of degraded and anthropogenic areas, prevention of…
Ecocatalysis: A New Integrated Approach to Scientific Ecology
Updated on: June 1 , 2015
The uncontrolled effects of various human activities threaten the environment by…
Green chemistry has its patents
Updated on: October 1 , 2014
Professor at the University of Montpellier II and director of the Chemistry Laboratory…
Plants help eliminate toxic threats
Updated on: February 5 , 2013
French scientists are studying "phytoextraction" as a way to decontaminate soil polluted by…
Saint-Laurent-le-Minier (Gard): These Miracle Plants That Recycle Poison
Updated on: January 19 , 2013
Even a poison can be turned into medicine. In Saint-Laurent-le-Minier (Gard),…
Saint-Laurent-le-Minier (Gard): These Miracle Plants That Recycle Poison
Updated on: January 19 , 2013
Even a poison can be turned into medicine. In Saint-Laurent-le-Minier (Gard),…
In a former mining area in the Gard region, plants that consume toxic metals
Updated on: January 15 , 2013
In Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, researchers from the CNRS in Montpellier are testing a green supply chain for…
Plants for cleaning up contaminated soil
Updated on: April 23 , 2012
Flowers that absorb pollutants from the soil and store them in their leaves in order to…
The Cévennes: These Miraculous Plants That Cleanse the Earth
Updated on: April 12 , 2012
In Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier, an innovative soil remediation project is currently underway…