FAMU-FSU University researcher received $1.4-million federal grant to study how bacteria can remove carcinogens from groundwater

Carlton Proctor | 6/29/2021

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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grant calls for Youneng Tang to collaborate with researchers at Texas Tech University.

The process could be an effective tool for cleaning Super Fund sites — areas contaminated by hazardous waste and deemed a priority for cleanup by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

This story also features expert opinions, business briefs and people in the news: Youneng Tang; Capital Hill Plaza; Dee Ann Miller; Jorge Gonzalez; Kim Godwin

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